stubborn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stubborn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stubborn [Am ˈstəbərn, Brit ˈstʌbən] ADJ

1. stubborn:

stubborn person/nature (obstinate)

terco

stubborn person/nature (obstinate)

testarudo

stubborn person/nature (obstinate)

tozudo

stubborn (unyielding, resolute)

tenaz

stubborn (unyielding, resolute)

tesonero

stubborn (unyielding, resolute)

perseverante

stubborn refusal/resistance/insistence

pertinaz

2. stubborn (difficult to manage):

stubborn cold/weeds

pertinaz

stubborn cold/weeds

persistente

stubborn stain

rebelde

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he's exasperatingly stubborn

es tan tozudo que te exaspera or te saca de quicio

Translations for stubborn in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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testarudo (testaruda)

stubborn

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn

tozudo (tozuda)

stubborn

es un testarudo

he's stubborn o pigheaded

es un testarudo

he's a stubborn devil

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn creature inf

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn devil inf

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn so-and-so Brit inf

es un porfiado

he's as stubborn as a mule

es un porfiado

he's a stubborn creature o devil o so-and-so

voluntarioso (voluntariosa)

stubborn

voluntarista

stubborn

mañero (mañera) (con malas costumbres)

stubborn

stubborn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stubborn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stubborn [ˈstʌbən, Am -ɚn] ADJ

stubborn person, animal

terco, -a

stubborn insistence

tenaz

stubborn problem

persistente

stubborn refusal

rotundo, -a

stubborn resistance

inquebrantable

stubborn ADJ

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to be as stubborn as a mule idiom

ser más terco, -a que una mula

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as stubborn as a mule

terco como una mula

Translations for stubborn in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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obcecación

stubborn insistence

terco (-a)

stubborn

terco (-a)

stubborn person

empecinarse en algo

to be stubborn about sth

testarudo (-a)

stubborn person

entecarse

to be stubborn

tozudo (-a)

stubborn person

cazurro (-a)

stubborn

cazurro (-a)

stubborn person

stubborn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

as stubborn as a mule

terco como una mula

to be as stubborn as a mule idiom

ser más terco, -a que una mula

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are strong willed, if not stubborn, and require more patience in training than other breeds.

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Pierce, always known as a stubborn man, continually resisted this way.

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She doesn't stop at saying her thoughts out loud and can be stubborn sometimes too.

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He is very strong and stubborn in his decision.

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The stubborn bolt required the force of both spacewalkers to finally remove it.

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The husband and wife watch them, but still neither speaks out of stubborn pride.

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Although loving and caring at heart, she can sometimes be very stubborn.

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She is blonde, stubborn, attractive, and has green eyes.

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Proud, stubborn, and willful, she clashes with many personalities around her.

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They tend to remain stubborn on their ideas, even denying the evidence.

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