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1 ostinato
obstinate* * *ostinato agg.1 obstinate, stubborn; mulish; ( solo di persona) pigheaded: persona ostinata, obstinate (o stubborn o pigheaded) person; non essere così ostinato!, don't be so stubborn! // ostinato come un mulo, as stubborn (o obstinate) as a mule2 ( persistente) persistent; obstinate, stubborn: assalti ostinati, persistent attacks; febbre, malattia ostinata, persistent fever, illness; silenzio ostinato, stubborn silence; incontrare una resistenza ostinata, to meet with dogged (o stubborn) resistance.* * *[osti'nato] ostinato (-a)1. agg2. sm/fobstinate o stubborn person* * *[osti'nato] 1.1) (caparbio) [persona, carattere] obstinate, stubborn3) (persistente) [ tosse] obstinate, persistent2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) obstinate person* * *ostinato/osti'nato/1 (caparbio) [persona, carattere] obstinate, stubborn3 (persistente) [ tosse] obstinate, persistent(f. -a) obstinate person. -
2 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 -
3 terco como una mula
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4 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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5 katır gibi (inatçı)
as stubborn as a mule, as obstinate as a mule -
6 mint egy szamár
as stubborn as a mule, obstinate as a mule -
7 Quadratschädel
* * *Quad|rat|schä|delminf = Kopf) big head, great bonce (Brit inf)* * *Qua·drat·schä·delm (fam)* * *Quadratschädel m umg square head, great block; -
8 încăpăţânat ca un catâr
(as) stubborn / obstinate as a mule / a donkeymulish. -
9 Quadratschädel
Qua·drat·schä·del m( fam) -
10 tvrdoglavac
m obstinate/stubborn person* * *• mule -
11 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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12 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 -
13 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! -
14 Dickkopf
m umg.: ein Dickkopf sein oder einen Dickkopf haben be pigheaded ( oder stubborn); so ein Dickkopf! he’s so pigheaded, how stubborn can you get; seinen Dickkopf aufsetzen put on one’s pigheaded act* * *der Dickkopfbullhead* * *Dịck|kopfm1) (= Starrsinn) obstinacy, stubbornness, mulishnesseinen Dickkopf haben — to be obstinate or stubborn or mulish
2) (= Mensch) mule (inf)* * *Dick·kopfm (fam)1. (dickköpfiger Mensch) stubborn [or obstinate] [or pigheaded] foolein kleiner \Dickkopf sein to be stubborn2. (Starrsinn) stubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadednessseinen \Dickkopf bekommen [o seinen \Dickkopf aufsetzen] to dig one's heels ineinen \Dickkopf haben to be stubborn [or obstinate] [or pig-headed], to be as stubborn as a muleseinen \Dickkopf durchsetzen to have one's way* * *der (ugs.) mule (coll.)* * *Dickkopf m umg:einen Dickkopf haben be pigheaded ( oder stubborn);so ein Dickkopf! he’s so pigheaded, how stubborn can you get;seinen Dickkopf aufsetzen put on one’s pigheaded act* * *der (ugs.) mule (coll.)* * *-¨e m.bullhead n.pighead n. -
15 testardo
stubborn* * ** * *[tes'tardo] testardo (-a)1. aggstubborn, obstinate2. sm/fstubborn o obstinate person* * *[tes'tardo] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) stubborn person••* * *testardo/tes'tardo/(f. -a) stubborn personessere testardo come un mulo to be as stubborn as a mule. -
16 инат
1. същ. obstinacy, stubborness, wilfulness, pigheadedness, mulishness, cussednessправя нещо на инат на някого do s.th. out of spite for s.o., do s.th. to spite s.o., do s.th. in defiance of s.o.2. прил. obstinate, stubborn. mulish, pigheaded, self-willed, wilful, refractory, obdurateинат като магаре as stubborn as a mule* * *ина̀т,м., само ед. разг.1. obstinacy, stubbornness, wilfulness, pigheadedness, mulishness, cussedness; правя нещо на \инат на някого do s.th. out of spite for s.o., do s.th. to spite s.o., do s.th. in defiance of s.o.;2. като прил. неизм. obstinate, stubborn, mulish, pig-headed, self-willed, wilful, refractory, obdurate, cussed, stiff-necked; \инат като магаре as stubborn as a mule.* * *bull-headed; cussedness; mule; mulish; stiff-necked; stubborn: You are as инат as a mule. - Упорит си като магаре.; stubbornness* * *1. ИНАТ като магаре as stubborn as a mule 2. правя нещо на ИНАТ на някого do s.th. out of spite for s.o., do s.th. to spite s.o., do s.th. in defiance of s.o. 3. прил. obstinate, stubborn. mulish, pigheaded, self-willed, wilful, refractory, obdurate 4. същ. obstinacy, stubborness, wilfulness, pigheadedness, mulishness, cussedness -
17 mulo
m mule* * *mulo s.m. mule: mulo da basto, sumpter mule; trasportare un carico a dorso di mulo, to carry (o to transport) a load on a mule // caparbio, ostinato, cocciuto come un mulo, as stubborn as a mule // scalciare come un mulo, to kick like a mule // fare il mulo, (fig.) to be stubborn (o obstinate).* * *['mulo]sostantivo maschile mule••essere (testardo come) un mulo — to be pigheaded, to be as stubborn as a mule
* * *mulo/'mulo/sostantivo m.mule\essere (testardo come) un mulo to be pigheaded, to be as stubborn as a mule; essere carico come un mulo to be overloaded. -
18 têtu
têtu, e [tety]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *têtue tety adjectif stubborn••être têtu comme un âne (colloq) or une mule (colloq) or une bourrique — (colloq) to be as stubborn as a mule
* * *tety adj têtu, -e* * *être têtu comme un âne or une mule or une bourrique to be as stubborn as a mule.têtu comme une mule ou un âne ou une bourrique stubborn as a mule -
19 Starrkopf
m pigheaded ( oder obstinate) person* * *Stạrr|kopfm(= Mensch) stubborn or obstinate mule* * *Starr·kopfm pig-headed [or obstinate] personeinen \Starrkopf haben to be pig-headed* * * -
20 uparty
adjstubborn, obstinatena upartego — pot when push comes to shove, at a push
* * *a.1. (= nieustępliwy) ( o człowieku) stubborn, obstinate, dogged; (zwł. w poglądach) opinionated; uparty jak osioł (as) stubborn as a mule; mulish; (w dążeniach, pracy) persevering, persistent, tenacious, unyielding.2. (= uporczywy) (o niechęci, walce) stubborn, persistent.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uparty
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