It will be difficult to sway the opinion of the more stubborn people in the group.Será difícil influir en la opinión de las personas más inflexibles del grupo.

4. (persisting)

a. rebelde

This stubborn cough won't go away.Esta tos rebelde no se me quita.

stubborn

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (person)

a. testarudo(a), terco(a)

2. (determination, resistance)

a. obstinado(a), pertinaz

3. (stain, infection)

a. pertinaz

as stubborn as a muleterco(a) como una mula

stubborn [ˈstʌbən]

adjective

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 or terca or tozuda

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

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