1 (obstinate) [+person] testarudo; terco; tozudo; [+animal] terco; [+nature, attitude, silence, refusal] obstinado The child sat in stubborn [silence] THE ICC are set to finally break their stubborn silence over the Lord's ball-tampering scandal
[+resistance, insistence, determination] obstinado; pertinaz she has a very stubborn streak puede ser muy testaruda terca tozuda;oror
as stubborn as a mule terco como una mula in meetings he was stubborn and uncompromising He was a very stubborn man ...Europe's stubborn [refusal] to reduce farm subsidies They criticized the general for his stubborn refusal to take appropriate defensive measures The government will surely face stubborn resistance if it attempts to dismantle this legislation The U.S. government abolished child labor despite stubborn opposition by a number of southern states His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination After four years of stubborn [defiance], the Confederate capital finally fell her attitude of stubborn defiance often got her into trouble Charles's stubborn [attitude] has only made matters worse he has a stubborn nature
2 (hard to deal with) [+problem] pertinaz; [+stain, lock] difícil; resistente he had a stubborn cold tenía un resfriado persistente
