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1 intractable
adjectivewiderspenstig [Verhalten, Kind, Tier]; hartnäckig [Krankheit, Schmerzen, Problem]* * *in·trac·table[ɪnˈtræktəbl̩]* * *[ɪn'trktəbl]adjmetal unnachgiebig; nature, problem, illness, pain hartnäckig; conflict unlösbar; issue äußerst schwierig* * *intractable adj (adv intractably)1. unlenkbar, eigensinnig2. hartnäckig (Krankheit, Problem etc)3. schwer zu bearbeiten(d) (Material)* * *adjectivewiderspenstig [Verhalten, Kind, Tier]; hartnäckig [Krankheit, Schmerzen, Problem]* * *adj.störrisch adj.unfügsam adj. -
2 intractable
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3 stubborn
adjective1) (obstinate) starrköpfig (abwertend); dickköpfig (ugs.); störrisch [Tier, Gesicht, Haltung]; hartnäckig [Vorurteil]be stubborn in insisting on something — stur (ugs. abwertend) auf etwas (Dat.) beharren
[as] stubborn as a mule — störrisch wie ein Maulesel (ugs.)
* * *(obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc: He's as stubborn as a donkey.) eigensinnig* * *stub·born[ˈstʌbən, AM -ɚn]his \stubborn insistence that he was right ended our friendship unsere Freundschaft ging zu Bruch, weil er stur darauf bestand, im Recht zu sein\stubborn child störrisches Kindto be \stubborn as a mule so stur wie ein Esel sein2. (persistent) hartnäckig\stubborn hair widerspenstiges Haar\stubborn pain hartnäckiger Schmerz\stubborn problem vertracktes Problem\stubborn refusal hartnäckige Weigerung\stubborn resistance hartnäckiger Widerstand\stubborn stains hartnäckige Flecken* * *['stʌbən]adj1) (= obstinate) person, insistence stur; animal, child störrischto be stubborn about sth — stur auf etw (dat) beharren
2) (= persistent) refusal, resistance, campaign, stain etc hartnäckig3) lock, material widerspenstig; weeds, cough hartnäckig* * *stubborn [ˈstʌbə(r)n] adj (adv stubbornly)1. eigensinnig, halsstarrig, störrisch, dickköpfig2. hartnäckig (Fleck, Widerstand etc)3. standhaft, unbeugsam4. widerspenstig (Haar, Material)5. spröde, hart, zäh:stubborn ore strengflüssiges Erz* * *adjective1) (obstinate) starrköpfig (abwertend); dickköpfig (ugs.); störrisch [Tier, Gesicht, Haltung]; hartnäckig [Vorurteil]be stubborn in insisting on something — stur (ugs. abwertend) auf etwas (Dat.) beharren
[as] stubborn as a mule — störrisch wie ein Maulesel (ugs.)
2) (resolute) hartnäckig; fest [Mut, Entschlossenheit, Treue]* * *adj.dickköpfig adj.eigensinnig adj.starrköpfig adj.
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Intractable — In*tract a*ble, a. [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See {In } not, and {Tractable}.] Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intractable — I adjective adamant, balky, beyond control, contrary, contumacious, defiant, difUcilis, disobedient, dogged, firm, froward, headstrong, heedless, incorrigible, indocile, indocilis, indomitable, inflexible, insubordinate, insuppressible,… … Law dictionary
intractable — c.1500, rough, stormy; 1540s, not manageable, from L. intractabilis not to be handled, unmanageable, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + tractabilis (see TRACTABLE (Cf. tractable)). Related: Intractably … Etymology dictionary
intractable — *unruly, ungovernable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong Analogous words: obstreperous, boisterous (see VOCIFEROUS): contumacious, rebellious, factious, *insubordinate: froward, perverse, *contrary, wayward, balky Antonyms: tractable… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
intractable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hard to solve or deal with. 2) stubborn. DERIVATIVES intractability noun intractably adverb … English terms dictionary
intractable — [in trak′tə bəl] adj. [L intractabilis] not tractable; specif., a) hard to manage; unruly or stubborn b) hard to work, manipulate, cure, treat, etc. intractability n. intractableness intractably adv … English World dictionary
Intractable — Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhea or intractable pain. * * * 1. SYN: refractory (1). 2. SYN: obstinate (1). [L. in tractabilis, fr. in neg. + tracto, to draw, haul] * * * in·trac·ta·ble ( )in trak tə bəl adj 1) not easily managed or… … Medical dictionary
intractable — intractability, intractableness, n. intractably, adv. /in trak teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition. 2. (of things) hard to shape or work with: an… … Universalium
intractable — [[t]ɪntræ̱ktəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Intractable people are very difficult to control or influence. [FORMAL] What may be done to reduce the influence of intractable opponents? 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Intractable problems or… … English dictionary
intractable — adjective Etymology: Latin intractabilis, from in + tractabilis tractable Date: 1531 1. not easily governed, managed, or directed < intractable problems > 2. not easily manipulated or wrought < intractable metal > 3. not easily relieved or cured… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intractable — adjective formal 1 an intractable problem is very difficult to deal with or find an answer to: the seemingly intractable problem of human greed 2 having a strong will and difficult to control: They found the islanders intractable, resisting their … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
