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Italian
Adverb
a malincuore
- grudgingly, reluctantly, unwillingly
2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 111:Attese per un lungo istante, sperando volessi intavolare una conversazione, ma ero troppo assorto per essere comprensivo, così se ne tornò a casa a malincuore.- He waited a moment longer, hoping I’d begin a conversation, but I was too absorbed to be responsive, so he went unwillingly home.
- (literally, “He waited for a long instant, hoping that I would want to begin a conversation, but I was too absorbed to be understanding, so he returned home unwillingly.”)