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1 as stubborn/obstinate as a mule
as stubborn/obstinate as a muleterco,-a como una mulaEnglish-spanish dictionary > as stubborn/obstinate as a mule
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2 mule
I mju:l noun(an animal whose parents are a horse and an ass, known for its habit of being stubborn.) mula- mulish
II mju:l noun(a loose, backless slipper.)mule n mulo / mulatr[mjʊːl]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL mulo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas stubborn/obstinate as a mule terco,-a como una mula————————tr[mjʊːl]1 (slipper) chinelamule ['mju:l] n1) : mula f2) : obstinado m, -da f; terco m, -ca fn.• acémila s.f.• babucha s.f.• mula s.f.• mulo s.m.mjuːl1) ( Zool) mula f ( cruce de burro y yegua)as stubborn as a mule — más terco que una mula
I [mjuːl]1.N (=animal) mulo(-a) m / f ; (fig) (=person) testarudo(-a) m / f- as stubborn as a mule2.CPDmule track N — camino m de herradura
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[mjuːl]N (=slipper) babucha f
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[mjuːl]N (Tech) máquina f de hilar intermitente, selfactina f* * *[mjuːl]1) ( Zool) mula f ( cruce de burro y yegua)as stubborn as a mule — más terco que una mula
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3 stubborn
(obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc: He's as stubborn as a donkey.) cabezotastubborn adj terco / tozudo / testarudotr['stʌbən]1 (person, animal) terco,-a, testarudo,-a, tozudo,-a, obstinado,-a; (refusal, resistance) obcecado,-a2 (stain, cough, etc) rebeldestubborn ['stʌbərn] adj1) obstinate: terco, obstinado, empecinado2) persistent: pertinaz, persistente♦ stubbornly advadj.• arisco, -a adj.• atestado, -a adj.• cabezota adj.• cabezudo, -a adj.• cabezón, -ona adj.• caprichoso, -a adj.• duro, -a adj.• endurecido, -a adj.• inapeable adj.• maniático, -a adj.• obstinado, -a adj.• reacio, -a adj.• rebelde adj.• tenaz adj.• terco, -a adj.• terne adj.• testarudo, -a adj.• tozudo, -a adj.'stʌbərn, 'stʌbəna) <person/nature> ( obstinate) terco, testarudo, tozudo; ( resolute) tenaz, tesonero, perseverante; <refusal/resistance/insistence> pertinazb) <cold/weeds> pertinaz, persistente; < stain> rebelde['stʌbǝn]ADJ1) (=obstinate) [person] testarudo, terco, tozudo; [animal] terco; [nature, attitude, silence, refusal] obstinado; [resistance, insistence, determination] obstinado, pertinazshe has a very stubborn streak — puede ser muy testaruda or terca or tozuda
- as stubborn as a mule2) (=hard to deal with) [problem] pertinaz; [stain, lock] difícil, resistente* * *['stʌbərn, 'stʌbən]a) <person/nature> ( obstinate) terco, testarudo, tozudo; ( resolute) tenaz, tesonero, perseverante; <refusal/resistance/insistence> pertinazb) <cold/weeds> pertinaz, persistente; < stain> rebelde -
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terco
◊ -ca adjetivostubborn, 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 -
5 burro
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 out2 (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 - speedn.• burro s.m.
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