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1 упрямый как осёл
1) General subject: as obstinate (stubborn) as a mule, camelish, obstinate as a mule2) Makarov: as obstinate as a mule, as stubborn as a mule -
2 упрямый как вол
тж. упёрся как волobstinate as a mule, be like a mule- Это вот да! Поддерживаю! - Давыдов толкнул под столом ногою Нагульнова, шепнул: - Видишь? А ты всё был против него... - Я и зараз против... - Это уж от упрямства, факт! Упёрся как вол... (М. Шолохов, Поднятая целина) — 'Yes, that's fine! I support it!' Davidov nudged Nagulnov under the table with his foot and whispered, 'Hear that? And you were always against him.' 'I'm still against him.' 'Well, that's just sheer pigheadedness! You're like a mule.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > упрямый как вол
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3 бычок нашёл
( на кого)прост., шутл.smb. has got stubborn (obstinate) as a mule; smb. has got a stiff neck; cf. smb. must have a bee in his bonnet[Князь] в то же время говорил, что со стороны вице-губернатора была тут одна только настойчивость - бычок нашёл; но ничего нет ни умышленного, ни злонамеренного. (А. Писемский, Тысяча душ) — The Prince nevertheless declared that it was all just obstinacy on the part of the Vice-Governor - he must have a bee in his bonnet, but he meant no harm, no malice prepense in it.
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4 Н-205
С НОРОВОМ substand PrepP Invar nonagreeing modif or subj-compl with copula (subj: human or лошадь, мул etc)) self-willed, obstinateheadstrongwillful (in limited contexts) pigheaded (of a horse, mule) restive balky. -
5 с норовом
• С НОРОВОМ substand[PrepP; Invar; nonagreeing modif or subj-compl with copula (subj: human or лошадь, мул etc)]=====⇒ self-willed, obstinate:- headstrong;- willful;- [in limited contexts] pigheaded;- [of a horse, mule] restive;- balky.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с норовом
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6 упрямый
1) ( непокорный - о животных) stubborn, refractoryупря́мая ло́шадь — refractory horse
упря́мый осёл — stubborn donkey
2) ( несговорчивый) obstinate, stubborn; ( своевольный) opinionated; pigheaded разг.он упря́м как осёл — his is as stubborn as a mule
3) ( труднопреодолимый) stubbornупря́мое сопротивле́ние — stubborn resistance
упря́мый на́сморк — stubborn / resistant cold
фа́кты - упря́мая вещь — facts are stubborn things, you can't get away from facts, you can't fight facts
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7 упрямый
прл1) неуступчивый stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded derogупря́мый как осёл — (as) stubborn as a mule
2) упорный неодобр persistentупря́мые уха́живания — persistent courting sg/advances pl
См. также в других словарях:
Mule — Conservation status Domesticated Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mule — Ⅰ. mule [1] ► NOUN 1) the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile. 2) a hybrid plant or animal, especially a sterile one. 3) a stupid or obstinate person. 4) informal a courier for illegal drugs. 5) historical a kind of… … English terms dictionary
mule|head|ed — «MYOOL HEHD ihd», adjective. stupidly obstinate or stubborn; pig headed … Useful english dictionary
as obstinate as a mule — very stubborn … English contemporary dictionary
mule — {{11}}mule (1) offspring of donkey and horse, from O.E. mul, O.Fr. mul mule, hinny (12c., fem. mule), both from L. mulus (fem. mula) a mule, probably from a pre Latin Mediterranean language. The mule combines the strength of the horse with the… … Etymology dictionary
obstinate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, firm, headstrong, dogged, pertinacious, opinionated, strong minded, contumacious, opinionative, contradictory, inflexible, positive, perverse, contrary, cantankerous, unimpressible, determined, convinced,… … English dictionary for students
mule — 1. n. 1 the offspring (usu. sterile) of a male donkey and a female horse, or (in general use) of a female donkey and a male horse (cf. HINNY(1)), used as a beast of burden. 2 a stupid or obstinate person. 3 (often attrib.) a hybrid and usu.… … Useful english dictionary
obstinate — adjective it s unusual for two such obstinate people to have a happy marriage Syn: stubborn, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, mulish, bullheaded, stubborn as a mule, pigheaded, self willed, strong willed,… … Thesaurus of popular words
mule — mule1 noun 1》 the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile. Compare with hinny1. 2》 a hybrid plant or animal, especially a sterile one. 3》 an obstinate person. 4》 informal a courier for illegal drugs. 5》 (also spinning… … English new terms dictionary
obstinate — adj 1. inflexible, immovable, not to be moved, adamant, adamantine, stiff necked, set, set in one s ways, Inf. hard core, Inf. hard shell; inexorable, implacable, intransigent, intractable, uncompromising, unbending, unwavering, unyielding;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
