stubborn (redirected from stubborn as a mule)

stub·born  (stbrn)

adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est

1.

a. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded.

b. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate.

2. Characterized by perseverance; persistent.

3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort: stubborn soil; stubborn stains.

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[Middle English stuborn.]

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stubborn·ly adv.

stubborn·ness n.

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stubborn [ˈstʌb^ən]

adj

1. refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate

2. difficult to handle, treat, or overcome

3. persistent and dogged a stubborn crusade

[C14 stoborne, of obscure origin]

stubbornly  adv

stubbornness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stubborn - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield obstinate, unregenerate uncompromising, inflexible, sturdy - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
	2.	stubborn - not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" refractory medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

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stubborn

adjective

1. obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed, persistent, intractable, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, unyielding, headstrong, unmanageable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, unshakable, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
obstinate yielding, flexible, compliant, docile, wavering, manageable, malleable, pliable, vacillating, pliant, tractable, biddable, irresolute, half-hearted

2. persistent, tenacious, indelible, fast, permanent, resistant, obstinate The treatment removes the most stubborn stains.

Translations

stubborn [ˈstʌbən] ADJ

1. (= obstinate) [person] → testarudo, terco, tozudo; [animal] → terco; [nature, attitude, silence, refusal] → obstinado; [resistance, insistence, determination] → obstinado, pertinaz
she has a very stubborn streak → puede ser muy testaruda or terca or tozuda
as stubborn as a mule → terco como una mula

2. (= hard to deal with) [problem] → pertinaz; [stain, lock] → difícil, resistente
he had a stubborn cold → tenía un resfriado persistente

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stubborn [ˈstʌbə^rn] adj

(= obstinate) [person, character] → têtu(e), obstiné(e); [pride, refusal] → obstiné(e)

(= determined) [resistance] → acharné(e)

(= persistent) [stain] → tenace; [problem] → persistant(e); [cough] → tenace

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stubborn

adj

(= obstinate) person, insistence → stur; animal, child → störrisch; to be stubborn about something → stur auf etw (dat) → beharren; she has a stubborn streak → sie kann sehr stur sein

(= persistent) refusal, resistance, campaign, stain etc → hartnäckig; in stubborn silence → stur schweigend

lock, material → widerspenstig; weeds, cough → hartnäckig

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stubborn [ˈstʌbən] adj (gen) → ostinato/a; (person) → cocciuto/a, testardo/a

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stubborn [ˈstʌbən] adj (gen) → ostinato/a; (person) → cocciuto/a, testardo/a

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stubborn

adj stubborn [ˈstabən]

obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc He's as stubborn as a donkey. onwillig عَنيد инат tvrdohlavý stædig eigensinnig πεισματάρης,πεισματικός cabezota kangekaelne لجوج itsepäinen têtu עַקשָן हठीला, अड़यल, अटल, अनम्य tvrdoglav, svojeglav makacs keras kepala þrár, þrjóskur testardo, ostinato がん固な 고집이 센 užsispyręs ietiepīgs degil koppig sta, gjenstridig, umedgjørlig uparty teimoso încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý trmast tvrdoglav envis, halsstarrig ดื้อรั้น inatçı 頑固的 упертий; непіддатливий ضدی یا اڑیل bướng bỉnh, ngoan cố 顽固的

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stubborn → عنيد tvrdohlavý stædig stur πεισματάρης testarudo itsepäinen têtu tvrdoglav ostinato 頑固な 고집 센 koppig sta uparty teimoso упрямый envis ดื้อ inatçı bướng bỉnh 顽固的