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1 unyielding
[ʌn'jiːldɪŋ]aggettivo rigido, inflessibile (anche fig.)* * *unyielding /ʌnˈji:ldɪŋ/a.1 rigido; non flessibile2 (fig.) inflessibile; ostinato: unyielding obstinacy, caparbia ostinazione; an unyielding character, un tipo ostinatounyieldingly avv. unyieldingness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'jiːldɪŋ]aggettivo rigido, inflessibile (anche fig.) -
2 unyielding un·yield·ing adj
[ʌn'jiːldɪŋ](person) inflessibile, (material) rigido (-a), duro (-a) -
3 stalwart
['stɔːlwət] 1.nome sostenitore m. (-trice)2.2) (unyielding) [defence, resistance] imbattibile; (sturdy) robusto, aitante* * *stalwart /ˈstɔ:lwət/A a.1 forte; gagliardo; nerboruto; robusto; vigorosoB n.2 (spec. polit.) sostenitore di sicura fede; colonna (fig.); membro della vecchia guardiastalwartly avv. stalwartness n. [u].* * *['stɔːlwət] 1.nome sostenitore m. (-trice)2.2) (unyielding) [defence, resistance] imbattibile; (sturdy) robusto, aitante -
4 grim
[grɪm]1) (depressing) [ news] sinistro, spiacevole; [ town] tetro, sinistro; [sight, conditions] opprimente, spaventoso; [ reality] duro; [ future] cupo2) (unrelenting) [ struggle] feroce, accanito; [ resolve] spietatoto hold onto sb. like grim death — aggrapparsi a qcn. con le unghie e con i denti
3) (unsmiling) [ expression] arcigno, severoto be grim-faced — avere un volto torvo o truce
4) colloq. (poor) [accommodation, food] pessimoI'm feeling pretty grim — (ill) mi sento malissimo; (depressed) ho il morale a terra
* * *[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) macabro2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) truce3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) risoluto•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *grim /grɪm/a.2 (lett.) deciso; feroce; risoluto; spietato: grim courage, risoluto coraggio; a grim battle, una battaglia feroce5 (fam.) sgradevole; spiacevole6 (fam.) assai brutto; orribile; pessimo● grim news, notizie deprimenti □ (fig.) the Grim Reaper, la morte □ like grim death, fino alla morte (fig.); a oltranza: to hold on like grim death, stare attaccato con le unghie e con i denti.* * *[grɪm]1) (depressing) [ news] sinistro, spiacevole; [ town] tetro, sinistro; [sight, conditions] opprimente, spaventoso; [ reality] duro; [ future] cupo2) (unrelenting) [ struggle] feroce, accanito; [ resolve] spietatoto hold onto sb. like grim death — aggrapparsi a qcn. con le unghie e con i denti
3) (unsmiling) [ expression] arcigno, severoto be grim-faced — avere un volto torvo o truce
4) colloq. (poor) [accommodation, food] pessimoI'm feeling pretty grim — (ill) mi sento malissimo; (depressed) ho il morale a terra
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5 unyieldingly
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6 unyieldingness
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7 obdurate ob·du·rate
['ɒbdjʊrɪt]adj frm
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unyielding — I adjective adamant, adamantine, constant, decided, dedicated, determined, devoted, enduring, faithful, firm, fixed, hard, headstrong, immobile, immovable, impliant, indomitable, inductile, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent,… … Law dictionary
unyielding — 1590s of persons; 1650s, of substances; from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + yielding (see YIELD (Cf. yield)) … Etymology dictionary
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unyielding — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not yielding … English terms dictionary
unyielding — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
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unyielding — un|yield|ing [ʌnˈji:ldıŋ] adj 1.) formal not willing to change your ideas or beliefs ▪ an unyielding resistance to change 2.) literary very hard and not changing in shape or form ▪ a harsh unyielding landscape … Dictionary of contemporary English
unyielding — un|yield|ing [ ʌn jildıŋ ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL very strict and severe: Her expression was hard and unyielding. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY very hard or firm: The ground was unyielding beneath their feet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unyielding — UK [ʌnˈjiːldɪŋ] / US [ʌnˈjɪldɪŋ] adjective 1) formal very strict and severe Her expression was hard and unyielding. 2) mainly literary very hard, or firm The ground was unyielding beneath their feet … English dictionary
unyielding — adjective Date: 1565 1. characterized by firmness or obduracy 2. characterized by lack of softness or flexibility • unyieldingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary