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1 terco
adj.stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, hard-nosed.* * *► adjetivo1 obstinate, stubborn* * *(f. - terca)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=obstinado) stubborn, obstinate3) [material] hard, tough, hard to work* * *- ca adjetivo stubborn, obstinateser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule
* * *= stubborn, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.* * *- ca adjetivo stubborn, obstinateser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule
* * *= stubborn, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.* * *terco -castubborn, obstinateser terco como una mula ( fam); to be as stubborn as a mule* * *
terco◊ -ca adjetivo
stubborn, obstinate
terco,-a adjetivo stubborn
' terco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- como
- terca
- canijo
- empecinado
- mula
English:
bloody-minded
- obstinate
- pigheaded
- self-opinionated
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- wilful
- wilfull
- mule
- strong
- willful
* * *terco, -a♦ adj1. [testarudo] stubborn;terco como una mula as stubborn as a mule♦ nm,fstubborn person;ser un terco to be stubborn* * *adj stubborn* * *terco, -ca adjobstinado: obstinate, stubborn* * *terco adj stubborn -
2 terco
• dogged• hardening of the veins• hardheaded person• headstart• headwaiter• muleteer• mulishness• obstinate• peevish• pigheaded• self-operative• self-ordained• self-ventilation• self-winding• stick-to-itive• stiff-necked• stubborn -
3 terco como una mula
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4 terco como una mula
• as obstinate as a mule• as stubborn as a mule• stubborn as a mule• very stubborn -
5 ser más terco que una mula
to be as stubborn as a mule -
6 más terco que una mula
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7 muy terco
• very stubborn -
8 ser muy terco
• be a doghead• be obstinate• be stubborn• be very obstinate -
9 ser terco
• be headstrong• be obstinate -
10 ser terco como una mula
• be stubborn as a muleDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser terco como una mula
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11 muy terco
adj.very stubborn. -
12 ser terco
v.to be obstinate, to be headstrong. -
13 cabezón
adj.1 stubborn, headstrong.2 big-headed, heady.m.stubborn person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (de cabeza grande) with a big head► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (de cabeza grande) person with a big head* * *1. ADJ1) * (=cabezudo) bigheaded, with a big head; (=terco) pigheaded2) [vino] heady2. SM1) * (=cabeza) big head2) (Cos) hole for the head3) (=cuello) collar band* * *Ia) (fam) ( terco) pigheaded (colloq)b) (fam) ( de cabeza grande)c) < vino> headyIIeres un cabezón! — you're so pigheaded! (colloq)
* * *Ia) (fam) ( terco) pigheaded (colloq)b) (fam) ( de cabeza grande)c) < vino> headyIIeres un cabezón! — you're so pigheaded! (colloq)
* * *A2 ( fam)(de cabeza grande): un chico cabezón a boy with a big head¡qué cabezón es! what a big head he has!3 ‹vino› headymasculine, feminine( fam):¡eres un cabezón! you're so pigheaded! ( colloq)* * *
cabezón◊ - zona adjetivo
b) (fam) ( de cabeza grande):◊ ¡qué cabezón es! what a big head he has!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam):◊ ¡eres un cabezón! you're so pigheaded! (colloq)
cabezón,-a
I adjetivo
1 fam (obstinado, terco) pig-headed, bull-headed
2 (de cabeza grande) with a big head
3 (que produce resaca) este vino es muy cabezón, this wine is very heady
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (testarudo) big head, pig-headed person
' cabezón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabezona
- burro
- cabezota
* * *cabezón, -ona♦ adj¡qué cabezón eres! you're so pigheaded o stubborn!♦ nm,f[terco] pigheaded o stubborn person♦ nmCol [remolino] eddy* * *I adj:mi hermana es muy cabezona my sister has a very large head; fig my sister is very pigheadedII m large head:es un cabezón he’s so pigheaded* * *1) : having a big head2) : pigheaded, stubborn -
14 mula
adj.mean, evil, wicked, rotten.f.1 she-mule.2 a kind of thick soled shoe.3 a certain Moorish vessel.4 trash, junk, unsaleable goods (trastos). (Mexico)5 shame (vergüenza). (Central America)6 pipe (pipa). (Andes)7 idiot (idiota). (Andes)8 tough guy (duro). (Mexico)9 lie; trick. (Southern Cone)10 mule, she mule.11 lift truck.12 mullah, mollah, mulla, title of respect for a teacher of the sacred laws of Islam.* * *1→ link=mulo mulo,-a* * *SF1) (=animal) mule2) Méx (=bravucón) tough guy3) Méx (=trastos) junk, trash (EEUU)4) CAm (=vergüenza) shame5) And (=pipa) pipe6) And (=idiota) idiot* * *I1) (Zool) mulebajarse de la mula — (Ven fam) to cough up (colloq)
mantenerse or sostenerse en su mula — (Méx) to stand one's ground
meterle la mula a alguien — (CS fam) ( engañar) to pull a fast one on somebody (colloq)
terco/tozudo como una mula — as stubborn as a mule (colloq)
trabajar como una mula — (fam) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
2) (fam) ( de droga) mule (colloq)3) (Méx) ( en dominó)IItengo la mula de seises — I have the double six; ver tb mulita, mulo
adjetivo (Méx fam) stubborn* * *I1) (Zool) mulebajarse de la mula — (Ven fam) to cough up (colloq)
mantenerse or sostenerse en su mula — (Méx) to stand one's ground
meterle la mula a alguien — (CS fam) ( engañar) to pull a fast one on somebody (colloq)
terco/tozudo como una mula — as stubborn as a mule (colloq)
trabajar como una mula — (fam) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
2) (fam) ( de droga) mule (colloq)3) (Méx) ( en dominó)IItengo la mula de seises — I have the double six; ver tb mulita, mulo
adjetivo (Méx fam) stubborn* * *mula1A ( Zool) mulemula de carga pack mulea lomo de mula on a mule/mulesmantenerse or sostenerse en su mula ( Méx); to stand one's groundser terco/tozudo como una mula to be as stubborn as a mule ( colloq)trabajar como una mula ( fam); to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)B (de droga) mule ( colloq), courierC (AmC, Col) ( Transp) forklift truckDmula2* * *
mula sustantivo femenino
mule;
terco/tozudo como una mula as stubborn as a mule (colloq)
■ adjetivo (Méx fam) stubborn
mulo,-a m,f Zool mule
' mula' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
- coz
- taimarse
English:
ornery
- mule
* * *mula nf1. [animal] mule;trabajar como una mula to work like a dog4. RP, Ven [traficante] mule, couriermeterle una mula a alguien to tell sb a fib* * *f1 ZO mule2 Méxtrash, Brrubbish -
15 canijo
adj.1 sickly, frail, stunted.2 stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, pig-headed.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar weak, puny* * *- ja adjetivo1) (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)2) (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)3) (Méx fam) ( intenso) incredible (colloq)el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)
* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.* * *- ja adjetivo1) (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)2) (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)3) (Méx fam) ( intenso) incredible (colloq)el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)
* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.* * *el hambre era canija I was incredibly hungry, I was ravenous ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
canijo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)
2 (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
canijo,-a adjetivo familiar puny, weak
' canijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canija
* * *canijo, -a♦ adj1. [pequeño] tiny;[enfermizo] sickly♦ nm,f[pequeño] shorty, small person; [enfermizo] sickly person* * *adj fampuny* * *canijo, -ja adjun examen muy canijo: a very tough exam -
16 empecinado
adj.1 stubborn, bulldogged, bullheaded, bulldoggish.2 obstinate, recalcitrant.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empecinarse.* * *1→ link=empecinarse empecinarse► adjetivo1 stubborn, pig-headed* * *ADJ stubborn, pig-headed* * ** * *= tenacious.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.----* empecinado en = bent on.* * ** * *= tenacious.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
* empecinado en = bent on.* * *empecinado -daestaba empecinada en comprar un perro she had got(ten) it into her head that she wanted to buy a dogsiguen empecinados en la búsqueda de una solución they are still determined to find a solution* * *
Del verbo empecinarse: ( conjugate empecinarse)
empecinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
empecinado
empecinarse
empecinado
( determinado) determined
empecinarse ( conjugate empecinarse) verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head;
( empeñarse) to persist
empecinado,-a adjetivo determined: está empecinada en ir al campo, she's determined to go to the country
empecinarse verbo reflexivo to insist [en, on]
' empecinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empecinada
English:
diehard
- mind
* * *empecinado, -a adj1. [tozudo] stubborn* * *adj stubborn;estar empecinado en (hacer) algo be set on (doing) sth* * *empecinado, -da adjterco: stubborn -
17 retobado
adj.1 artful, crafty. (Metaphorical)2 wild (animal); wild (person), unruly; rebellious. (Latin American)3 grumbling (gruñón). (Andes & Central America & Mexico)4 cunning (taimado). (Andes)5 unruly, rebellious, bolshy, insubordinate.6 obstinate, pigheaded, stubborn, headstrong.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retobar.* * *ADJ2) LAm [persona] (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=rebelde) rebellious; (=terco) obstinate; (=hosco) sullen; (=caprichoso) unpredictable, capricious* * ** * ** * *retobado -daAB( Chi fam) (directo): cuando vuelvas te vas retobado a la cama when you get back you're going straight to bed* * *retobado, -a adj2. Méx, RP [indómito] wild, unruly* * *adj L.Am.unruly -
18 burro
m.1 donkey, ass, jackass, burro.2 ass, imbecile, jerk, pompous ass.3 sawhorse, trestle.4 ironing board.5 stepladder.6 corncob.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) donkey, ass2 (persona ignorante) ass1 (de carpintero) sawhorse\apearse del burro / bajarse del burro to climb downno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a batno verse tres en un burro to be pitch darkburro de carga workhorse————————1 (de carpintero) sawhorse* * *(f. - burra)nounass, donkey* * *1. ADJ1) * (=estúpido) stupid¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!
2) (=bruto)¡deja de empujar, no seas burro! — stop pushing, you great oaf o you big brute! *
¡el muy burro se comió el pastel entero! — he ate the whole cake, the pig! *
3) (=obstinado) pig-headed *ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *
2. SM1) (Zool) donkey; Cono Sur hum racehorse; (=perdedor en carrera) also-ransalto de burro — Méx leapfrog
- apearse o bajarse del burroa pesar de las críticas, el gobierno no se apea o baja del burro — in spite of the criticism, the government refuses to back down
¡el niño no se apea o baja del burro! — this kid doesn't know when he's beaten!
- caerse del burrocomer burro —
esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished
- el burro grande, ande o no andeen el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *
- poner a algn a caer de un burrosi los burros volaran, todos nos haríamos ricos con ese negocio — this business could make us rich, and pigs might fly
burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave
burro de carga, trata a su empleados como burros de carga — he treats his workers like slaves
2) * (=estúpido) fool, moron *¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!
3) * (=bruto)eres un burro, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it
el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *
4) (=obstinado) stubborn fooles un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him
5) (Naipes) ≈ old maid6) (Téc) sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)burro de planchar — Méx ironing board
7) Méx (=escalera) stepladder* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex. To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.Ex. Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.----* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *A2 ( fam)(bruto, tosco): ¡no seas burro, me has hecho daño! don't be so rough, that hurt!¡qué burro es! lo movió él solo con todo lo que pesa what a brute! he moved it all on his own and it must weigh a ton ( colloq hum)Bmasculine, feminineA ( Zool)me tienen de burro de carga I'm just a dogsbody o drudge around here, I get landed o ( BrE) lumbered with all the donkey workel burro delante (para que no se espante) ( fr hecha); expression used to correct children's incorrect word orderapearse or bajarse del burro to back downbrincar al burro ( Méx); to play leapfrogtrabajar como un burro to work like a dog o horseburro grande, ande o no ande never mind the quality, feel the width ( colloq hum)después del burro muerto la cebada al rabo there's no point locking the stable door after the horse has boltedquien nace para burro, muere rebuznando a leopard never changes its spotsperdió todo en los burros he lost everything on the horsesB ( fam)1 (ignorante) idiot2 (bruto, tosco) oafes un burro trabajando, aguanta lo que le echen he's a real brute! he can take any amount of work ( colloq hum)A2 ( Méx) (para planchar) ironing board3 ( Méx) (caballete) trestle4 ( Méx) (escalera) stepladderC ( Méx) (de la mazorca) corncob* * *
burro 1◊ - rra adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey;
(f) female donkey, jenny;◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out
2 (fam)
burro 2 sustantivo masculino
( en herrería) workbench
( caballete) trestle;
( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn
♦ Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down
fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig
familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat
' burro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- so
- lomo
English:
ass
- donkey
- dunce
- jackass
- slave
- thick
- dense
- ironing
- leapfrog
- mule
- road
- speed
* * *burro, -a♦ adjFam1. [necio] thick, dumb2. [tosco] rough, oafish;¡eres más burro! you're such an oaf!3. [terco] pigheaded;se puso burro y no pudimos convencerle he dug his heels in and we couldn't convince him♦ nm,f1. [animal] donkey;Fam Famno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat;con estas gafas no veo tres en un burro I can't see a thing with these glasses;Fam Hum¡la carne de burro no es transparente! you make a better door than a window!Famburro grande, ande o no ande big is bestburro de carga workhorsehacer el burro to behave like an idiotes un burro he's as stubborn as a mule, he's really pigheadedtrabaja como una burra she works like a slave♦ nm5. Carib, Méx [escalera] stepladder* * *m, burra f1 ZO donkey;caer obajarse oapearse del burro fam back down;no ver tres en un burro be as blind as a bat2 fampersona idiot* * *1) asno: donkey, assburro nm1) : sawhorse* * *burro1 adj2. (bruto) roughburro2 n1. (animal) donkey2. (idiota) idiot¡qué burro eres! what an idiot!3. (bestia) brute¡hay que ser burro para pegarle de esa forma al niño! what a brute, hitting the boy like that! -
19 necio
adj.silly, ignorant, stupid, foolish.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 imbecile, idiot* * *necio, -a1. ADJ1) (=tonto) foolish, stupid2) Méx (=terco) stubborn, pig-headed3) And (=displicente) peevish5) CAm [enfermedad] hard to shake off2.SM / F fool* * *- cia adjetivo1) ( tonto) stupid2) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( travieso) naughty* * *= moron, cretin, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* como un necio = stupidly.* * *- cia adjetivo1) ( tonto) stupid2) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( travieso) naughty* * *= moron, cretin, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* como un necio = stupidly.* * *B ( RPl) (susceptible) touchymasculine, feminineA (persona tonta) foolel necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido fools rush in where angels fear to treadB ( RPl) (persona susceptible) touchy person* * *
necio◊ - cia adjetivo
necio,-a
I adjetivo stupid, fatuous
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stupid fool: su hermano es un necio, his brother's an idiot
♦ Locuciones: a palabras necias, oídos sordos, turn a deaf ear to foolish comments
' necio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animal
- burra
- burro
- necia
- subnormal
* * *necio, -a♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid, foolish2. Am [terco] stubborn, pigheaded♦ nm,f1. [tonto] idiot, fool2. Am [terco] stubborn o pigheaded person;es un necio he's really stubborn o pigheadedes un necio he's really touchy* * *I adj brainlessII m, necia f fool, idiot* * *1) : foolish, silly, dumbestúpido: fool, idiot -
20 pertinaz
adj.1 stubborn (terco).2 persistent (persistente).3 pertinacious, firm, dogged, stick-to-itive.* * *(pl pertinaces)► adjetivo1 (sequía, frío) prolonged, persistent2 (persona) obstinate* * *ADJ1) [tos] persistent; [sequía] long-lasting, prolonged2) [persona] obstinate* * *adjetivo (frml)a) ( persistente) < sequía> prolonged; < tos> persistentb) ( obstinado) obstinate* * *= refractory.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *adjetivo (frml)a) ( persistente) < sequía> prolonged; < tos> persistentb) ( obstinado) obstinate* * *= refractory.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
* * *( frml)1 (persistente) ‹sequía› prolonged; ‹tos› persistent2 (obstinado) obstinate, pertinacious ( frml)* * *
pertinaz adjetivo
1 (tos, lluvia, etc) persistent, prolonged
2 (persona) obstinate
' pertinaz' also found in these entries:
English:
diehard
- stubborn
* * *pertinaz adj1. [terco] stubborn2. [persistente] persistent* * *adj1 ( prolongado) persistent2 ( terco) obstinate* * *1) obstinado: obstinate2) persistente: persistent
См. также в других словарях:
terçó — adj. 2 g. s. m. O mesmo que terçô. terçó s. m. O mesmo que terçolho … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
terco — terco, ca adjetivo 1. [Persona] que se mantiene en su actitud o en sus ideas aunque haya argumentos convincentes en contra: No lo intentes convencer, porque es muy terco y no cambiará de opinión. Sinónimo: obstinado. 2. [Animal, cosa] … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
terco — terco, ca adjetivo voluntarioso, constante*, tenaz, tesonero, tozudo, testarudo, obstinado, porfiado, pertinaz, cabezón, cabezota … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
terçô — adj. 2 g. 1. [Antigo] Dizia se do último animal que nasce da mesma ninhada. • s. m. 2. Falcão macho. • Sinônimo geral: TERÇÓ … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
terco — |é| adj. Teimoso … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
terço — |ê| s. m. 1. Cada parte de um todo dividido em três partes. 2. A terça parte do rosário. 3. A terça parte do fuste da coluna, a contar da base. 4. A terça parte da espada, mais próxima do punho. 5. [Antigo] Troço de tropas correspondente ao… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
terco — terco, ca (De or. inc.). 1. adj. Pertinaz, obstinado e irreducible. 2. Dicho de una cosa: Bronca o más difícil de labrar que lo ordinario en su clase … Diccionario de la lengua española
terco — ► adjetivo 1 Que se mantiene en sus ideas o actitudes con obstinación: ■ es tan terco que nunca cederá. SINÓNIMO obstinado pertinaz 2 Que es difícil de dominar o labrar: ■ animal terco; material terco. SINÓNIMO rebelde … Enciclopedia Universal
terco — adj 1 Que mantiene sus ideas y actitudes a pesar de que haya en contra razones convincentes: ¿Por qué eres tan terco? , terco como una mula 2 Tratándose de materiales, que es difícil de trabajar o muy duro: La madera puede ser muy terca cuando no … Español en México
terco — {{#}}{{LM SynT38518}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE T37583}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}terco{{]}}, {{[}}terca{{]}} {{《}}▍ adj./s.{{》}} = testarudo • obstinado • tozudo • cerril • empecinado • pertinaz • contumaz • porfiado • cabezota … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
terçó — ter|çó Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català