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101 empecinarse
pron.v.1 to insist.2 to get an idea into one's head, to become determined, to become obstinate, to become stubborn.María se aferra todo el tiempo Mary becomes obstinate all the time.* * *1 to be stubborn (en, about), be pig-headed (en, about)\empecinarse en hacer algo to be set on doing something* * *VPR* * *cuando se empecina... — once he gets an idea into his head...
empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red
* * *cuando se empecina... — once he gets an idea into his head...
empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red
* * *empecinarse [A1 ](obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; (empeñarse) to persistcuando se empecina, no hay quien le haga cambiar de idea once he gets an idea into his head, nothing will make him change his mindse empecinó y al final lo arregló he persisted and in the end he sorted it outempecinarse EN algo:se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo he got it into his head that it had to be red, he was determined that it had to be red* * *
empecinarse ( conjugate empecinarse) verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head;
( empeñarse) to persist
empecinarse verbo reflexivo to insist [en, on]
* * *empecinarse vpr[obstinarse] to dig one's heels in;empecinarse en hacer algo to stubbornly insist on (doing) sth;se empecinó en que tenía que viajar en tren he was quite insistent that he had to go by train* * *v/r get an idea into one’s head;empecinarse en algo insist on sth* * *empecinarse vrobstinarse: to be stubborn, to persist -
102 cabezonada *
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103 cerrado o duro de mollera
(=estúpido) dense*, dim*; (=terco) pig-headed -
104 gili**
1. ADJ1) (=tonto) stupid, silly2) (=vanidoso) stuck-up *; (=presumido) pig-headed *2. SMF1) (=tonto) ass **, prat **, jerk (EEUU) *no seas gili — don't be such an ass o prat **
hacer el gili — to make an ass o prat of o.s. **
2) (=vanidoso) pompous ass ** -
105 gilí**
1. ADJ1) (=tonto) stupid, silly2) (=vanidoso) stuck-up *; (=presumido) pig-headed *2. SMF1) (=tonto) ass **, prat **, jerk (EEUU) *no seas gili — don't be such an ass o prat **
hacer el gili — to make an ass o prat of o.s. **
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106 sangripesado * ADJ LAm *
Caribe (=desagradable) unpleasant, nasty; (=aburrido) boring, tiresome; (=obstinado) obstinate, pig-headed -
107 sangrón ADJ Cuba , Méx
Caribe (=desagradable) unpleasant, nasty; (=aburrido) boring, tiresome; (=obstinado) obstinate, pig-headed -
108 sangruno ADJ
Caribe (=desagradable) unpleasant, nasty; (=aburrido) boring, tiresome; (=obstinado) obstinate, pig-headed -
109 cabezonada
f.1 stubborn action, hardheaded action, pigheaded action.2 pigheadedness, hardheadedness, stubbornness, obstinacy.* * *1 familiar pig-headed action* * *( fam)pigheaded thing to do ( colloq)* * *cabezonada nfFamel ir a la playa fue una cabezonada de tu padre going to the beach was something your father got into his head that we just had to do* * *f pigheaded thing to do -
110 duro de mollera
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111 ser cerrado de mollera
familiar to be pig-headed -
112 ser duro de cerviz
figurado to be pig-headed, be stubborn -
113 bastant
adj. pig-headed adj. categorical, dogmatic(al) adj. good-sized, substantial, well-built -
114 egensindig
adj. self-willed, wilful, headstrong, obstinate, pig-headed, mulish -
115 forstokket
adj. [ sta] stubborn adj. [sta, mer høytidelig] obdurate adj. (dagligtale) [ sta] pig-headed,perverse adj. [ konservativ] hide-bound, stock-conservative, dyed-in-the-wool -
116 påståelig
adj. pig-headed, opinionated, obstinate, stubborn -
117 canijo
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118 mollera
mollera sustantivo femenino (fam) head;◊ está mal de la mollera he's off his head o rocker (colloq);cerrado or duro de mollera pigheaded (colloq)
mollera f fam head, nut, crown: se ha dado un golpe en la mollera, he's bumped his crown Locuciones: duro,-a de mollera, (poco inteligente) thick, dense (obstinado) pig-headed -
119 porfiado
Del verbo porfiar: ( conjugate porfiar) \ \
porfiado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: porfiado porfiar
porfiado
◊ -da adjetivostubborn, pig-headed (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)
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
porfiado,-a adjetivo stubborn
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 ' porfiado' also found in these entries: Spanish: porfiada -
120 артачиться
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