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Spanish
Etymology
From regañar (“to gripe”).
Adverb
a regañadientes
- (idiomatic) reluctantly, grudgingly
- Synonyms: a cara de perro, de mala gana
2020 July 16, “Otros 16 discos del rock español de los ochenta que hay que escuchar una y otra vez”, in El País:Los hermanos Amador, Raimundo y Rafael, arrastrados a un estudio a regañadientes (no se soportaban, y así siguen) por el productor Ricardo Pachón para dejar constancia en un disco de su arte.- The Amador brothers, Raimundo and Rafael, reluctantly dragged into a studio (they couldn't stand each other, and still can't) by the producer Ricardo Pachón to record their art on a record.
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