strong-willed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for strong-willed in the English»Italian Dictionary

strong-willed [Brit ˌstrɒŋˈwɪld, Am] ADJ

strong-willed

tenace, con grande forza di volontà

I.will² [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl] N

1. will (mental power):

will

volontà f (to do di, per fare)

to have a strong, weak will

avere una forte volontà, una volontà debole

to have a will of one's own

avere una volontà di ferro or essere ostinato

strength of will

forza di volontà

2. will (wish, desire):

will

volontà f

will

voglia f (to do di fare)

it's the will of the people

è il volere della gente

it's the will of the nation that …

la volontà del paese è che …

Thy will be done

sia fatta la Tua volontà

to impose one's will on sb

imporre la propria volontà a qn

it's my will that …

è mio desiderio che …

to do sth against one's will

fare qc controvoglia

he made me sign it against my will

me lo fece firmare contro la mia volontà

to do sth with a will

fare qc con impegno

to lose the will to live

perdere la voglia di vivere

3. will LAW:

will

testamento m

to make one's will

fare testamento

the last will and testament of

le ultime volontà di

to leave sb sth in one's will

lasciare qc in eredità a qn

to mention sb in one's will

menzionare qn nel proprio testamento

4. will:

at will (as much as one likes) select

a piacere

at will take

a volontà

(whenever you like) you can change it at will

puoi cambiarlo quando vuoi

(freely) they can wander about at will

possono andare in giro liberamente

II.-willed COMP

strong-willed

tenace, volitivo

self-willed

caparbio, ostinato

III.will² [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl] VB trans

1. will (urge mentally):

to will sb's death, downfall

volere fortemente la morte, la caduta di qn

to will sb to do

volere che qn faccia

to will sb to live

volere fortemente or desiderare che qn viva

2. will (wish, desire):

will

volere

will

desiderare

fate, God willed it

il fato, Dio l'ha voluto

3. will LAW:

will

lasciare per testamento (to a)

IV.to will oneself VB refl

he willed himself to stand up

si sforzò di alzarsi

she willed herself to finish the race

si impose di terminare la gara

V.will² [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl]

where there's a will there's a way prov

volere è potere

with the best will in the world

con tutta la propria buona volontà or con tutta la buona volontà del mondo

Translations for strong-willed in the Italian»English Dictionary

tenace [teˈnatʃe] ADJ

1. tenace (resistente):

tenace collante, filo

strong

tenace collante, filo

tenacious

2. tenace (ostinato, perseverante) fig:

tenace persona

tenacious

tenace persona

tough

tenace persona

dogged

tenace persona

stout

tenace persona

stubborn

tenace persona

strong-willed

tenace odio

undying

tenace volontà, memoria

persistent

tenace volontà, memoria

tenacious

tenace volontà, memoria

stubborn

tenace rifiuto, opposizione

tough

tenace rifiuto, opposizione

stiff

tenace rifiuto, opposizione

persistent

proposito [proˈpɔzito] N m

1. proposito (intenzione):

proposito

aim

proposito

intention

proposito

purpose

col proposito di fare

with the intention or aim of doing

essere animato da buoni propositi

to be well-meaning or full of good intentions

questo vanifica tutti i nostri propositi di fare

that defeats the whole purpose of doing

propositi per l'anno nuovo

New Year's resolutions

2. proposito (argomento):

non ho niente da dire a questo proposito

I don't have anything to say about that

ho letto qc a tale proposito sul “Times”

I read about it in the “Times”

“vorrei parlarti” - “a quale or che proposito?“

“I would like to speak to you” - “what about?“

a questo proposito vorrei dire che …

concerning this or in this connection I'd like to say that …

differiscono a questo proposito

they are different in this respect

c'è tutta una storia a questo proposito

thereby hangs a tale

3. proposito (occasione):

ne parlano a ogni proposito

they talk about it on every occasion

4. proposito:

di proposito (intenzionalmente) dire, agire

on purpose

di proposito (intenzionalmente) dire, agire

by design

di proposito (intenzionalmente) dire, agire

designedly

di proposito (intenzionalmente) dire, agire

with intent

di proposito ferire, ingannare

intentionally

di proposito (risoluto) persona

strong-willed

5. proposito (per introdurre un discorso):

a proposito, hai visto…?

by the way or incidentally, did you see…?

a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of which, have you booked a table?

6. proposito (opportunamente):

a proposito capitare, arrivare

at the right moment, just in time

a proposito parlare

to the point

niente potrebbe accadere più a proposito!

nothing could be more welcome!

7. proposito:

a proposito di a proposito di film, tennis…

talking of or about films, tennis…

a proposito del pranzo, di Nancy…

speaking of lunch, of Nancy…

a proposito del tuo scoperto di conto…

about or regarding your overdraft…

hai sentito che cosa dice a proposito della riforma elettorale?

have you heard him on electoral reform?

Phrases:

in proposito non so nulla in proposito

I know nothing of the matter

chiedere spiegazioni in proposito

to ask for explanations on the subject

strong-willed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strong-willed in the English»Italian Dictionary

strong-willed [ˌstrɑ:ŋ·ˈwɪld] ADJ

strong-willed

determinato, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The heroines of the novels are strong-willed young women with a spark of life and determination.

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In temperament, he was strong, energetic and strong-willed.

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So it was really strong-willed of her to achieve all the success.

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A strong-willed, independent and unconventional woman, she caused a royal scandal when in 1902 she had a child fathered by her personal secretary.

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The two come to verbal blows often due to their strong-willed personalities, but eventually begin dating.

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It portrays a mistaken but intelligent and strong-willed woman who gives way to societys pressures toward marriage.

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But, unfortunately his aggressive domination of a proceeding at oral argument frequently silenced even his strong-willed colleagues.

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A kindhearted and protective woman, she is decisive and strong-willed, though apprehensive about risky decisions concerning her family.

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He grew up a devout but strong-willed boy, wanting to become a missionary.

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She grew up to be very independent, intelligent and strong-willed, with a warm and happy personality.

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