What does "regañadientes" mean in English?

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Spanish

regañadientes

English

grudgingly

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Examples of how to use "regañadientes" in Spanish

Spanish
Aceptó a regañadientes.
English
He reluctantly accepted.
Spanish
Aceptó la propuesta regañadientes y suspiró.
English
He reluctantly accepted the proposal and sighed.
Spanish
Ella ayudó regañadientes con la tarea.
English
She reluctantly helped with the homework.
Spanish
Hizo el informe regañadientes antes del plazo.
English
He reluctantly completed the report before the deadline.
Spanish
Los empleados aceptaron regañadientes las condiciones.
English
The employees reluctantly accepted the conditions.

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