stubbornly

stub·born

 (stŭb′ərn)
adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est
1.
a. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate.
b. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent: stubborn prejudice; stubborn earnestness.
2. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort: stubborn soil; stubborn stains.

[Middle English stuborn.]

stub′born·ly adv.
stub′born·ness n.
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Adv.1.stubbornly - in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position"
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Translations
hartnäckig
ostinatamente
trmasto

stubbornly

[ˈstʌbənlɪ] ADV [insist, say] → obstinadamente, tercamente; [refuse, continue, oppose] → obstinadamente; [resist, cling] (= steadfastly) → tenazmente; (= pig-headedly) → obstinadamente
he was stubbornly determined/persistentsu resolución era obstinada/su insistencia era tenaz
interest rates have remained stubbornly highperduran los tipos altos de interés
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stubbornly

[ˈstʌbərnli] adv
(= obstinately) [refuse] → obstinément
(= persistently) [remain, continue] → obstinément
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stubbornly

adv
refusestur; insiststörrisch; saytrotzig, starrköpfig
(= persistently)hartnäckig; interest rates have remained stubbornly highdie Zinsen sind unbeirrt hoch geblieben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stubbornly

[ˈstʌbənlɪ] advostinatamente, cocciutamente
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