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obstinate

  • 1 obstinate

    ['obstinət]
    (refusing to yield, obey etc: She won't change her mind - she's very obstinate.) stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs
    - obstinately
    * * *
    stūrgalvīgs, ietiepīgs; neatlaidīgs; grūti ārstējams

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  • 2 character

    ['kærəktə] 1. noun
    1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) raksturs
    2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) raksturīgas iezīmes; personība
    3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputācija
    4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) tēls; personāžs
    5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) tips
    6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) burts; rakstu zīme
    2. noun
    (a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) raksturīga pazīme
    - characterize
    - characterise
    - characterization
    - characterisation
    * * *
    raksturs; raksturīga pazīme; personība, persona; tips; tēls, raksturs; raksturojums, rekomendācija; reputācija; rakstu zīme, burts; simbols, zīme; simbols; rakstura

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  • 3 contrary

    I 1. ['kontrəri] adjective
    ((often with to) opposite (to) or in disagreement (with): That decision was contrary to my wishes; Contrary to popular belief he is an able politician.) pretējs
    2. noun
    ((with the) the opposite.) pretējais; pretējība
    II [kən'treəri] adjective
    (obstinate; unreasonable.) ietiepīgs
    * * *
    pretējība, pretējais; pretējs jēdziens; pretējs; nelabvēlīgs; ietiepīgs; par spīti, pret, pretēji

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  • 4 headstrong

    adjective ((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) ietiepīgs; stūrgalvīgs
    * * *
    modrs, stūrgalvīgs, ietiepīgs

    English-Latvian dictionary > headstrong

  • 5 stubborn

    (obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc: He's as stubborn as a donkey.) ietiepīgs
    * * *
    ietiepīgs, stūrgalvīgs; neatlaidīgs

    English-Latvian dictionary > stubborn

См. также в других словарях:

  • 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

  • Obstinate — Ob sti*nate, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see {Ob }) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Destine}.] 1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • obstinate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) stubbornly refusing to change one s opinion or chosen course of action. 2) hard to deal with or overcome: an obstinate problem. DERIVATIVES obstinacy noun obstinately adverb. ORIGIN Latin obstinatus, from obstinare persist …   English terms dictionary

  • obstinate — [äb′stə nət] adj. [ME < L obstinatus, pp. of obstinare, to resolve on < obstare, to stand against, oppose < ob (see OB ) + stare, to STAND] 1. unreasonably determined to have one s own way; not yielding to reason or plea; stubborn;… …   English World dictionary

  • obstinate — index contentious, contumacious, difficult, disobedient, froward, immutable, impervious, implacable …   Law dictionary

  • obstinate — (adj.) mid 14c., from L. obstinatus resolute, inflexible, stubborn, pp. of obstinare persist, stand stubbornly, set one s mind on, from ob by (see OB (Cf. ob )) + stinare, related to stare stand, from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET …   Etymology dictionary

  • obstinate — [adj] stubborn, determined adamant, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, convinced, dead set on*, dogged, dogmatic, firm, hard, hardened, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, locked in* …   New thesaurus

  • obstinate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French obstinat, Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob in the way + stinare (akin to stare to stand) Date: 14th century 1. perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obstinate — ob|sti|nate [ˈɔbstınıt US ˈa:b ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of obstinare to be determined ] 1.) determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable =… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • obstinate — [[t]ɒ̱bstɪnət[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as obstinate, you are being critical of them because they are very determined to do what they want, and refuse to change their mind or be persuaded to do something else. He is …   English dictionary

  • obstinate — adjective 1 unreasonably refusing to change your ideas of behaviour, even though people try to persuade you: Harry was obstinate and wouldn t admit he was wrong. | a sulky, obstinate child | an obstinate refusal to face facts 2 (only before noun) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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