porfiada in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for porfiada in the Spanish»English Dictionary

porfiado¹ (porfiada) ADJ

porfiado (porfiada)

stubborn

porfiado (porfiada)

pig-headed inf

I.porfiado² (porfiada) N m (f) (persona)

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

II.porfiado N m

porfiado Peru (muñeco):

porfiado

roly-poly doll

I.porfiar VB intr

no me porfíes, ya te dije que no

don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

(porfiar en algo) porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto

he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter

porfiaron en que tenían la solución

they insisted that they had the answer

II.porfiar VB trans

me porfió que ya me lo había devuelto

she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to me

le porfiaba al médico que era cáncer

she kept telling the doctor o she kept insisting that it was cancer

Translations for porfiada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he has a mind of his own (he is obstinate)

es muy empecinado or porfiado or testarudo

porfiada in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for porfiada in the Spanish»English Dictionary

porfiar <1. pres porfío> [por·fi·ˈar] VB intr

1. porfiar (insistir):

porfiar en algo

to insist on sth

2. porfiar (disputar):

porfiar

to quarrel