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(obstinately)

  • 61 προσκαρτερήσεις

    προσκαρτέρησις
    perseverance: fem nom /voc pl (attic epic)
    προσκαρτέρησις
    perseverance: fem nom /acc pl (attic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor subj act 2nd sg (epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: fut ind act 2nd sg
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor subj act 2nd sg (epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: fut ind act 2nd sg

    Morphologia Graeca > προσκαρτερήσεις

  • 62 προσκαρτερήσετε

    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor subj act 2nd pl (epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: fut ind act 2nd pl
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor subj act 2nd pl (epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: fut ind act 2nd pl

    Morphologia Graeca > προσκαρτερήσετε

  • 63 προσκαρτερήσομεν

    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor subj act 1st pl (epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: fut ind act 1st pl
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor subj act 1st pl (epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: fut ind act 1st pl

    Morphologia Graeca > προσκαρτερήσομεν

  • 64 προσκαρτέρει

    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: pres imperat act 2nd sg (attic epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: pres imperat act 2nd sg (attic epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: imperf ind act 3rd sg (attic epic)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: imperf ind act 3rd sg (attic epic)

    Morphologia Graeca > προσκαρτέρει

  • 65 störrisch

    Adj. (halsstarrig) stubborn, obstinate; (unlenksam) unmanageable, refractory; Pferd: restive
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    balky; intractable; mulish; perverse; sullen
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    stọ̈r|risch ['Stœrɪʃ] (rare) ['ʃtœrɪç]
    1. adj
    stubborn, obstinate; Kind unmanageable, disobedient; Pferd restive, refractory; Haare unmanageable
    See:
    Esel
    2. adv
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    (stubborn.) mulish
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    stör·risch
    [ˈʃtœrɪʃ]
    I. adj
    1. (widerspenstig) obstinate, stubborn
    2. (schwer zu kämmen) stubborn, unmanageable
    II. adv obstinately, stubbornly
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    1.
    Adjektiv stubborn; obstinate; refractory <child, horse>; unmanageable < hair>
    2.
    adverbial stubbornly; obstinately
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    störrisch adj (halsstarrig) stubborn, obstinate; (unlenksam) unmanageable, refractory; Pferd: restive
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv stubborn; obstinate; refractory <child, horse>; unmanageable < hair>
    2.
    adverbial stubbornly; obstinately
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    adj.
    balky adj.
    intractable adj.
    mulish adj. adv.
    intractably adv.
    mulishly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > störrisch

  • 66 uparcie

    adv. grad. [zaprzeczać] stubbornly, obstinately
    - uparcie milczeć to remain stubbornly a. obstinately silent
    - uparcie twierdzić, że… to insist that…
    - uparcie odmawiał współpracy he stubbornly refused to cooperate
    - uparcie obstawał przy swoich przekonaniach he stubbornly a. doggedly clung to his convictions
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    adv
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    adv.
    persistently, stubbornly, obstinately, doggedly; uparcie czemuś zaprzeczać deny sth stubbornly; uparcie twierdzić, że... insist that...

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uparcie

  • 67 porfiar

    v.
    1 to argue obstinately.
    2 to argue stubbornly, to be stubborn, to contradict everything.
    Ese chico porfía sin razón That boy argues stubbornly.
    3 to insist, to persist.
    Ella porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.
    4 to argue stubbornly with, to contradict, to argue with.
    Ricardo me porfía Ricardo argues stubbornly with me.
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    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 (insistir) to insist (en, on)
    2 (discutir) to squabble
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    VI
    1) (=persistir) to persist, insist

    porfía en que es así — he insists that it is so, he will have it that it is so

    2) (=disputar) to argue stubbornly
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    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( insistir)

    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

    * * *
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( insistir)

    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

    * * *

    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

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    vi
    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
    porfiar EN algo:
    porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter
    porfiaron en que tenían la solución they insisted that they had the answer
    ■ porfiar
    vt
    me porfió que ya me lo había devuelto she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to me
    le porfiaba al médico que era cáncer she kept telling the doctor o she kept insisting that it was cancer
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    porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;
    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

    porfiar verbo intransitivo
    1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
    2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
    3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it

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    1. [disputar] to argue obstinately
    2. [insistir]
    porfiar en algo to insist on sth;
    porfió en que lo había hecho él he insisted that HE had done it
    3. [empeñarse]
    porfió en su postura inamovible she remained stubbornly immovable in her opinion
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    v/i insist (en on)
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    porfiar {85} vi
    : to insist, to persist

    Spanish-English dictionary > porfiar

  • 68 tercamente

    adv.
    opinionately, opinionatively, obstinately.
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    1 stubbornly
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    ADV stubbornly, obstinately
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    = stubbornly, stubbornly.
    Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    * * *
    = stubbornly, stubbornly.

    Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.

    Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.

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    stubbornly
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    tercamente adverbio obstinately, stubbornly
    ' tercamente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    stubbornly
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    tercamente adv stubbornly

    Spanish-English dictionary > tercamente

  • 69 obstiner

    s'obstiner ɔpstine verbe pronominal to persist ( dans in; à faire in doing)
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    obstiner: s'obstiner verb table: aimer vpr to persist (dans in; à faire in doing); il a tort, mais il s'obstine he's wrong, but he persists; s'obstiner à ne pas faire qch to refuse obstinately to do sth; s'obstiner dans le silence to maintain a stubborn silence; s'obstiner dans une opinion to cling stubbornly to an opinion; s'obstiner sur une question to worry at a question.
    [ɔpstine]
    s'obstiner verbe pronominal intransitif
    ne t'obstine pas, abandonne le projet don't be obstinate, give the project up
    il s'obstinait à ne rien dire he obstinately ou stubbornly refused to talk

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > obstiner

  • 70 jeuri

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    [Swahili Word] mwenye jeuri
    [Swahili Plural] wenye jeuri
    [English Word] tyrant
    [English Plural] tyrants
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Related Words] mwenye, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] mwenye jeuri
    [Swahili Plural] wenye jeuri
    [English Word] oppressor
    [English Plural] oppressors
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Related Words] mwenye, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -fanya jeuri
    [English Word] act unjustly
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fanya, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -leta jeuri
    [English Word] act unjustly
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -leta, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -toa jeuri
    [English Word] act unjustly
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -toa, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -fanya jeuri
    [English Word] act tyrannically
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fanya, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -leta jeuri
    [English Word] act tyrannically
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -leta, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -toa jeuri
    [English Word] act tyrannically
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -toa, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] unjust
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
    [Swahili Example] pengine bwana huyo ni "jeuri" au "ana kasoro" [Mt]
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] tyrannical
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] rude
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] insolent
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] impertinent
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] unfair
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] arbitrary
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -fanya jeuri
    [English Word] act arbitrarily
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -fanya, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -leta jeuri
    [English Word] act arbitrarily
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -leta, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] -toa jeuri
    [English Word] act arbitrarily
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -toa, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] kwa jeuri
    [English Word] arbitrarily
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Related Words] kwa, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] kwa jeuri
    [English Word] high-handedly
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Related Words] kwa, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] kwa jeuri
    [English Word] outrageously
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Related Words] kwa, ujeuri
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    [Swahili Word] kwa jeuri
    [English Word] obstinately
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Related Words] kwa, ujeuri
    [Swahili Example] Idi aliuliza taratibu lakini kwa jeuri [Sul]
    [English Example] Idi asked deliberately but obstinately
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    [Swahili Word] jeuri
    [English Word] violent
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] ujeuri
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    Swahili-english dictionary > jeuri

  • 71 halsstarrig

    Adj. pej. stubborn
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    stiff-necked; headstrong
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    hạls|star|rig [-ʃtarɪç]
    adj
    obstinate, stubborn
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    hals·star·rig
    [ˈhalsʃtarɪç]
    adj (pej) obstinate, stubborn
    * * *
    1.
    (abwertend) Adjektiv stubborn; obstinate
    2.
    adverbial stubbornly; obstinately
    * * *
    halsstarrig adj pej stubborn
    * * *
    1.
    (abwertend) Adjektiv stubborn; obstinate
    2.
    adverbial stubbornly; obstinately

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > halsstarrig

  • 72 hartnäckig

    Adj.
    1. stubborn; (beharrlich) persistent; Versuch etc.: auch dogged
    2. Schnupfen etc.: stubborn; Problem etc.: intractable
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    refractory; insistent; dogged; obstinate; pertinacious; inveterate; tough; strenuous; stubborn
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    hạrt|nä|ckig ['hartnɛkɪç]
    1. adj
    (= stur) Mensch, Haltung obstinate, stubborn; (= ausdauernd) Widerstand, Gerücht stubborn; Lügner, Husten persistent; (= beharrlich) dogged, persistent; (= langwierig) Erkältung, Fleck stubborn
    2. adv
    (= beharrlich) persistently; (= stur) stubbornly

    das Gerücht hielt sich hartnäckigthe rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) persisted stubbornly

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    (settled in a habit or way of life: a confirmed bachelor/drunkard.) confirmed
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    hart·nä·ckig
    I. adj
    1. (beharrlich) persistent
    2. (langwierig) stubborn
    der Schnupfen ist doch \hartnäckiger als ich dachte the cold is more stubborn than I thought
    II. adv (beharrlich) persistently
    * * *
    1.
    1) obstinate; stubborn
    2) (ausdauernd) persistent; dogged; inveterate < liar>; stubborn, dogged < resistance>; persistent <questioning, questioner>
    2.
    1) obstinately; stubbornly
    2) (ausdauernd) persistently; doggedly
    * * *
    1. stubborn; (beharrlich) persistent; Versuch etc: auch dogged
    2. Schnupfen etc: stubborn; Problem etc: intractable
    * * *
    1.
    1) obstinate; stubborn
    2) (ausdauernd) persistent; dogged; inveterate < liar>; stubborn, dogged < resistance>; persistent <questioning, questioner>
    2.
    1) obstinately; stubbornly
    2) (ausdauernd) persistently; doggedly
    * * *
    adj.
    insistent adj.
    obstinate adj.
    pertinacious adj.
    refractory adj.
    tenacious adj.
    tough adj. adv.
    pertinaciously adv.
    refractorily adv.
    stubbornly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hartnäckig

  • 73 steif

    I Adj.
    1. stiff (auch Körperteil, Eischnee etc.); bes. PHYS. (starr) rigid; (fest) auch firm; Penis: hard; steifer Hals stiff neck; er hat ein steifes Bein auch he can’t bend his knee; steif vor Kälte stiff with cold; steifer Hut homburg (hat); steif wie ein Brett (as) stiff as a board; steif wie ein Stock (as) stiff as a poker; steif werden go stiff; Person: get stiff; Penis: get hard; Muskeln und fig.: stiffen; ich bin ( vom vielen Sitzen) ganz steif geworden I’m really stiff (from all this sitting around); steif schlagen beat until stiff; einen Steifen haben vulg. have a hard-on; halt die Ohren steif! chin up!
    2. fig. stiff; Bewegung: auch wooden (auch Lächeln, Interpretation); (förmlich) auch formal; steifer Gang stiff gait; steife Haltung stiff ( oder rigid) posture; Deutsche gelten oft als steif Germans are often thought to be stiff and formal
    3. (stark) steife Brise stiff breeze; steifer Grog strong hot grog
    II Adv.
    1. stiffly; steif gefroren auch fig. frozen stiff
    2. fig. stiffly; (förmlich) auch formally; sich steif bewegen auch have (very) stiff movements; dort geht es mir zu steif zu it’s too stiff and formal there for my liking
    3. steif und fest behaupten, dass... insist that, swear that...; steif und fest glauben, dass... firmly believe that...
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    (förmlich) constrained; wooden; prim;
    (starr) stiff; rigid
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    [ʃtaif]
    1. adj
    1) stiff; Grog stiff, strong; Penis hard, stiff, erect

    stéíf vor Kälte — stiff or numb with cold

    eine stéífe Brise — a stiff breeze

    ein stéífer Hals — a stiff neck

    ein stéífer Hut (= Melone) — a homburg (hat) a bowler (hat), a derby (US)

    sich stéíf (wie ein Brett) machen — to go rigid

    2) (= gestärkt) starched
    3) (= förmlich) stiff; Empfang, Konventionen, Begrüßung, Abend formal
    2. adv
    1)

    (= hart) das Eiweiß stéíf schlagen — to beat the egg white until stiff

    sie behauptete stéíf und fest, dass... — she insisted that...

    etw stéíf und fest glauben — to be convinced of sth

    2) (= förmlich) stiffly

    stéíf lächeln — to smile stiffly

    jdn stéíf behandeln — to be standoffish to sb

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    1) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) formal
    2) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stiff
    3) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stiff
    4) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stiff
    5) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) stiff
    7) ((of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct: a prim manner; a prim old lady.) prim
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    [ʃtaif]
    1. (starr) stiff
    ein \steifer Kragen a stiff collar
    \steif vor Kälte stiff [or numb] with cold
    \steif wie ein Brett as stiff as a board
    ein \steifes Bein a stiff leg
    einen \steifen Hals haben to have a stiff neck
    \steif sein/werden to be/grow stiff
    sich akk \steif machen to go rigid, to lock one's muscles
    3. (förmlich) stiff, starchy BRIT pej fam
    ein \steifer Empfang/eine \steife Begrüßung a [rather] formal [or pej fam starchy] reception/greeting
    4. (erigiert) erect
    ein \steifer Penis an erect [or a hard] [or a stiff] penis, an erection
    \steif sein/werden to be/become erect
    5. (fam: alkoholische Getränke) stiff
    ein \steifer Grog a tot [or shot] of strong grog, a stiff tot of grog
    6. NAUT
    ein \steifes Boot a stiff boat
    eine \steife Brise/See a stiff breeze/heavy sea
    7.
    \steif und fest obstinately, stubbornly, categorically
    sich dat \steif und fest einbilden, dass... to have got it into one's head that...
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    1.
    1) stiff; (ugs.): (erigiert) erect < penis>
    2) (förmlich) stiff, formal <person, greeting, style>; formal < reception>
    3) (Seemannsspr.): (stark) stiff <wind, breeze>
    4) (ugs.): (stark) strong < coffee>; stiff, strong < alcoholic drink>
    2.
    2) (Seemannsspr.): (stark)

    der Wind steht od. weht steif aus Südost — there's a stiff wind blowing from the south-east

    3)

    steif und fest behaupten/glauben, dass... — (ugs.) swear blind/be completely convinced that...

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. stiff (auch Körperteil, Eischnee etc); besonders PHYS (starr) rigid; (fest) auch firm; Penis: hard;
    steifer Hals stiff neck;
    er hat ein steifes Bein auch he can’t bend his knee;
    steif vor Kälte stiff with cold;
    steifer Hut homburg (hat);
    steif wie ein Brett (as) stiff as a board;
    steif wie ein Stock (as) stiff as a poker;
    steif werden go stiff; Person: get stiff; Penis: get hard; Muskeln und fig: stiffen;
    ich bin (vom vielen Sitzen) ganz steif geworden I’m really stiff (from all this sitting around);
    steif schlagen beat until stiff;
    einen Steifen haben vulg have a hard-on
    2. fig stiff; Bewegung: auch wooden (auch Lächeln, Interpretation); (förmlich) auch formal;
    steifer Gang stiff gait;
    steife Haltung stiff ( oder rigid) posture;
    Deutsche gelten oft als steif Germans are often thought to be stiff and formal
    steife Brise stiff breeze;
    steifer Grog strong hot grog
    B. adv
    1. stiffly;
    steif gefroren auch fig frozen stiff
    2. fig stiffly; (förmlich) auch formally;
    sich steif bewegen auch have (very) stiff movements;
    dort geht es mir zu steif zu it’s too stiff and formal there for my liking
    3.
    steif und fest behaupten, dass … insist that, swear that …;
    steif und fest glauben, dass … firmly believe that …
    * * *
    1.
    1) stiff; (ugs.): (erigiert) erect < penis>
    2) (förmlich) stiff, formal <person, greeting, style>; formal < reception>
    3) (Seemannsspr.): (stark) stiff <wind, breeze>
    4) (ugs.): (stark) strong < coffee>; stiff, strong < alcoholic drink>
    2.
    2) (Seemannsspr.): (stark)

    der Wind steht od. weht steif aus Südost — there's a stiff wind blowing from the south-east

    3)

    steif und fest behaupten/glauben, dass... — (ugs.) swear blind/be completely convinced that...

    * * *
    (Benehmen) adj.
    starched adj. adj.
    angular adj.
    starchy adj.
    stiff adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > steif

  • 74 upór

    - oru; loc sg - orze; m
    obstinacy, stubbornness

    z uporem — obstinately, stubbornly

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    mi
    -o- stubbornness, obstinacy; doggedness, cussedness; ośli upór mulishness, pig-headedness; z uporem stubbornly, obstinately; robić coś z uporem persist in doing sth; przełamać czyjś upór break sb's stubbornness; robić coś z uporem maniaka l. godnym lepszej sprawy do sth cussedly; trwać w uporze persist with one's cussedness l. obstinacy.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > upór

  • 75 obstinado

    adj.
    obstinate, bulldogged, stubborn, bulldoggish.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: obstinar.
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    1 obstinate, stubborn
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    ADJ obstinate, stubborn
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    - da adjetivo
    a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn
    b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged
    c) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)
    * * *
    = obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
    Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.
    Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
    Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.
    Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
    Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.
    Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
    Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn
    b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged
    c) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)
    * * *
    = obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
    Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.
    Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
    Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.
    Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
    Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.
    Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
    Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.

    * * *
    A
    1 (tozudo) ‹persona/actitud› obstinate, stubborn
    2 (tenaz) ‹persona/lucha› tenacious, dogged
    B ( Ven) (harto) fed up ( colloq)
    su trabajo le tiene obstinado he has had enough of his job o he is fed up with his job
    * * *

    Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse)

    obstinado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    obstinado    
    obstinarse
    obstinado
    ◊ -da adjetivo



    obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinado EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth;

    se ha obstinado en que hay que terminarlo hoy he is bent on finishing it today
    obstinado,-a adjetivo obstinate
    obstinarse verbo reflexivo to persist [en, in]

    ' obstinado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabezón
    - cabezona
    - empeñada
    - empeñado
    - impenitente
    - mollera
    - obstinada
    - burro
    - cazurro
    - obstinarse
    English:
    opinionated
    - stiff-necked
    - dogged
    - head
    - intractable
    - obstinate
    - perverse
    * * *
    obstinado, -a adj
    1. [terco] obstinate, stubborn
    2. [tenaz] tenacious
    3. Ven Fam [hastiado] fed up
    * * *
    adj obstinate
    * * *
    obstinado, -da adj
    1) terco: obstinate, stubborn
    2) : persistent
    * * *
    obstinado adj obstinate

    Spanish-English dictionary > obstinado

  • 76 obstinarse

    pron.v.
    1 to refuse to give way.
    obstinarse en to persist in
    2 to become obstinate, to be obstinate, to become stubborn, to become obdurate.
    El abuelo se encabritó Grandfather balked=became obstinate.
    * * *
    1 to persist (en, in), insist (en, on)
    * * *

    obstinarse en hacer algo — to persist in doing sth, insist on doing sth

    * * *
    (v.) = persist
    Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
    * * *
    (v.) = persist

    Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

    * * *

    obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinarse EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth;

    se ha obstinado en que hay que terminarlo hoy he is bent on finishing it today
    obstinarse verbo reflexivo to persist [en, in]

    ' obstinarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empeñarse
    - porfiar
    - empecinarse
    - empeñar
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [insistir] to refuse to give way;
    obstinarse en to insist on;
    se obstina en seguir adelante con el proyecto he insists on going ahead with the project;
    se ha obstinado en conseguirlo he is determined to achieve it
    2. Ven Fam [exasperarse] to get fed up;
    tanto me molestan que termino obstinándome they disturb me so much that in the end I get really fed up
    * * *
    v/r insist;
    obstinarse en hacer algo insist on doing sth
    * * *
    empecinarse: to be obstinate, to be stubborn
    * * *
    obstinarse vb to insist

    Spanish-English dictionary > obstinarse

  • 77 obcecadamente

    adv.
    stubbornly, blindly.
    * * *
    ADV (=con ofuscación) blindly; (=con terquedad) obstinately, stubbornly, obdurately frm
    * * *
    blindly, stubbornly, obstinately

    Spanish-English dictionary > obcecadamente

  • 78 porfiadamente

    adv.
    1 obstinately, pertinaciously, contentiously.
    2 tenaciously, insistently, stubbornly.
    * * *
    ADV (=tercamente) stubbornly, obstinately; (=con insistencia) persistently
    * * *
    stubbornly

    Spanish-English dictionary > porfiadamente

  • 79 προσεκαρτέρουν

    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: imperf ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric)
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: imperf ind act 1st sg (attic epic doric)

    Morphologia Graeca > προσεκαρτέρουν

  • 80 προσκαρτερήσαι

    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor inf act
    προσκαρτερέω
    persist obstinately in: aor inf act

    Morphologia Graeca > προσκαρτερήσαι

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  • obstinately — adverb see obstinate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obstinately — See obstinate. * * * …   Universalium

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  • obstinately — ob·sti·nate·ly …   English syllables

  • obstinately — See: obstinate …   English dictionary

  • obstinately — adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner (Freq. 2) she remained stubbornly in the same position • Syn: ↑stubbornly, ↑pig headedly, ↑obdurately, ↑mulishly, ↑cussedly • Derived from adjective: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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