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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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