rechigner

Il ne rechignait pas à la tâche.
He did not baulk at the task.
Alors que, dans le passé, l'UE rechignait à admettre des applications militaires, elle a maintenant abandonné ces airs effarouchés.
Whereas, in the past, there was reluctance by the EU to admit military applications, this coyness has now been dropped.
Mais comme l'Iraq rechignait à les renseigner, ils ont eu recours à diverses techniques et outils de vérification pour obtenir le maximum de données.
In the face of Iraq's reluctance to disclose this information, the inspectors used a variety of verification techniques and tools to obtain as much data as possible.
Elle ne rechignait plus, comme autrefois, à faire des tours de jardin.
She no longer resisted strolling in the garden.
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