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1 stiff-necked
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2 stiff-necked
adj.1 obstinado, terco, pertinaz, testarudo, cabezudo.2 de mucho protocolo, ceremonioso, etiquetero, protocolario. -
3 estirado
Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar) \ \
estirado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: estirado estirar
estirado
estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch ( con la plancha) to run the iron over 2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch; 3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further estirarse verbo pronominal to stretch
estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit ' estirado' also found in these entries: Spanish: estirada English: shirt - snooty - snotty - standoffish - stiff - stiff-necked - stuffy - stuck - toffee -
4 arrogante
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5 obstinado
Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse) \ \
obstinado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: obstinado obstinarse
obstinado
◊ -da adjetivo
obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinado EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth; se ha obstinado en que hay que terminarlo hoy he is bent on finishing it today
obstinado,-a adjetivo obstinate
obstinarse verbo reflexivo to persist [en, in] ' obstinado' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabezón - cabezona - empeñada - empeñado - impenitente - mollera - obstinada - burro - cazurro - obstinarse English: opinionated - stiff-necked - dogged - head - intractable - obstinate - perverse -
6 terco
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
См. также в других словарях:
Stiff-necked — a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff necked pride; a stiff necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiff-necked — stiff necked; stiff necked·ly; stiff necked·ness; … English syllables
stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company … The small dictionary of idiomes
stiff-necked — stiff′ necked′ adj. 1) pat having a stiff neck; having torticollis 2) haughty and obstinate; refractory • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
stiff-necked — adj too proud, and refusing to change or obey = ↑stubborn … Dictionary of contemporary English
stiff-necked — [ ,stıf nekt ] adjective very determined and not willing to change: STUBBORN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiff-necked — stiff necked, *obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, pertinacious, pigheaded, bullheaded … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stiff-necked — [stif′nekt΄] adj. stubborn; obstinate … English World dictionary
stiff-necked — also stiffnecked ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is stiff necked, you mean that they are proud and unwilling to do what other people want. Syn: stubborn, proud … English dictionary
stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company … Dictionary of English idioms