ser un terco

ser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule

ser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule

Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

estar hecho un mulo — (Esp fam) to be as strong as an ox; ver tb mula

estar hecho un mulo — (Esp fam) to be as strong as an ox; ver tb mula

Ex: The article is entitled ' Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.

eres un cabezón! — you're so pigheaded! (colloq)

eres un cabezón! — you're so pigheaded! (colloq)

bajarse de la mula — (Ven fam) to cough up (colloq)

mantenerse or sostenerse en su mula — (Méx) to stand one's ground

meterle la mula a alguien — (CS fam) ( engañar) to pull a fast one on somebody (colloq)

terco/tozudo como una mula — as stubborn as a mule (colloq)

trabajar como una mula — (fam) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

tengo la mula de seises — I have the double six; ver tb mulita, mulo

bajarse de la mula — (Ven fam) to cough up (colloq)

mantenerse or sostenerse en su mula — (Méx) to stand one's ground

meterle la mula a alguien — (CS fam) ( engañar) to pull a fast one on somebody (colloq)

terco/tozudo como una mula — as stubborn as a mule (colloq)

trabajar como una mula — (fam) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

tengo la mula de seises — I have the double six; ver tb mulita, mulo

¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!

¡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! *

ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *

salto de burro — Méx leapfrog

a 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!

esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished

no ver tres en un burro * —

sin gafas no veo tres en un burro — without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat *

en el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *

burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave

¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!

el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *

es un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him

burro de planchar — Méx ironing board

son muy burros — they are real dope fiends (colloq)

apearse 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)

son muy burros — they are real dope fiends (colloq)

apearse 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)

Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.