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1 obstinado
adj.obstinate, bulldogged, stubborn, bulldoggish.past part.past participle of spanish verb: obstinar.* * *► adjetivo1 obstinate, stubborn* * *ADJ obstinate, stubborn* * *- da adjetivoa) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubbornb) ( tenaz) tenacious, doggedc) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)* * *= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubbornb) ( tenaz) tenacious, doggedc) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)* * *= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* * *obstinado -daA1 (tozudo) ‹persona/actitud› obstinate, stubborn2 (tenaz) ‹persona/lucha› tenacious, doggedsu trabajo le tiene obstinado he has had enough of his job o he is fed up with his job* * *
Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse)
obstinado es:
el participio
Multiple 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
* * *obstinado, -a adj1. [terco] obstinate, stubborn2. [tenaz] tenacious* * *adj obstinate* * *obstinado, -da adj1) terco: obstinate, stubborn2) : persistent♦ obstinadamente adv* * *obstinado adj obstinate -
2 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 -
3 porfiado
adj.obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, pigheaded.m.roly-poly, tumbler toy, tumbler.past part.past participle of spanish verb: porfiar.* * *► adjetivo1 stubborn, obstinate* * *1.ADJ (=terco) stubborn, obstinate; (=insistente) persistent2.SM LAm (=muñeco) roly-poly doll, tumbler, tumbler toy* * *I- da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)II- da masculino, femenino1) ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)* * *= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.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.* * *I- da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)II- da masculino, femenino1) ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)* * *= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
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.* * *stubborn, pig-headed ( colloq)masculine, femininees un porfiado he's as stubborn as a mule, he's a stubborn creature o devil o so-and-soB* * *
Del verbo porfiar: ( conjugate porfiar)
porfiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
porfiado
porfiar
porfiado◊ -da adjetivo
stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)
porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;
no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
porfiado,-a adjetivo stubborn
porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it
' porfiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
porfiada
* * *porfiado, -a adj[insistente] persistent; [tozudo] stubborn* * *porfiado, -da adjobstinado, terco: obstinate, stubborn♦ porfiadamente adv -
4 estirado
adj.1 stretched out, dilated, elongated, outstretched.2 stiff, airy-fairy, pretentious, prim.f. & m.stuck-up person, stiff shirt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estirar.* * *1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift————————1→ link=estirar estirar► adjetivo1 figurado (en el vestir) stiff, formal, starchy2 figurado (orgulloso) stiff, conceited, haughty1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift* * *(f. - estirada)adj.1) stretched2) stiff* * *1. ADJ1) (=alargado) stretched2) [persona] (=tieso) stiff, starchy; (=engreído) stuck-up *3) (=tacaño) tight-fisted2.SM [de vidrio] drawing; [de pelo] straighteningestirado de piel, estirado facial — face lift
* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * ** * *
Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar)
estirado es:
el participio
Multiple 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
* * *estirado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [altanero] haughty;[adusto] uptight2. [brazos, piernas] outstretched3. [jersey] baggy, shapeless♦ nmstretching* * *I adj snooty fam, stuck-up famII m face-lift;hacerse un estirado have a face-lift* * *estirado, -da adj1) : stretched, extended2) presumido: stuck-up, conceited -
5 doblegarse a
(v.) = bow down before, bow toEx. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.* * *(v.) = bow down before, bow toEx: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.
Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do. -
6 someterse a
v.1 to submit to, to bow to, to fall under, to subject oneself to.María se somete a la presión Mary submits to pressure.2 to abide by.María se somete a sus exigencias Mary abides by his demands.* * ** * *(v.) = truckle to, bow down before, bow toEx. He knew that he could not truckle to her forever.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.* * *(v.) = truckle to, bow down before, bow toEx: He knew that he could not truckle to her forever.
Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do. -
7 ídolo
m.1 idol, graven image, stone figure, icon.2 idol, artist with many fans, movie idol, hero.* * *1 idol* * *SM idol* * *masculino idol* * *= idol, cult figure, cult hero.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.----* ídolo de masas = crowd-pleaser.* * *masculino idol* * *= idol, cult figure, cult hero.Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.
Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.* ídolo de masas = crowd-pleaser.* * *1 ( Relig) idol2 (objeto de admiración) idollos ídolos de los jóvenes teenage idols o heroes* * *
ídolo sustantivo masculino
idol
ídolo sustantivo masculino idol
un ídolo de la música pop, a pop idol
' ídolo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
expectante
- lipotimia
English:
idol
- cult
- hero
* * *ídolo nm1. [religioso] idol2. [persona] idol* * *m tb figidol* * *ídolo nm: idol* * *ídolo n idol -
8 arrogante
adj.1 arrogant.2 overbearing, high-and-mighty, high-handed.f. & m.arrogant person, belittler.* * *► adjetivo1 (orgulloso) arrogant2 (gallardo) gallant, valiant, brave* * *adj.* * *ADJ (=altanero) arrogant, haughty; (=orgulloso) proud* * ** * *= arrogant, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocksure, overbearing, supercilious.Ex. Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.* * ** * *= arrogant, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocksure, overbearing, supercilious.Ex: Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.* * *1 (soberbio) arrogant, haughty2 (gallardo) imposing, dashing* * *
arrogante adjetivo
arrogant, haughty
arrogante adjetivo arrogant
' arrogante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
altivo
- presumido
English:
arrogant
- both
- cavalier
- haughty
- manner
- stiff-necked
- superior
- swagger
* * *arrogante adjarrogant* * *adj arrogant* * *arrogante adjaltanero, altivo: arrogant, haughty* * *arrogante adj arrogant -
9 cerviz
f.1 nape, back of the neck (anatomy).bajar o doblar la cerviz (figurative) to bow down, to submit (humillarse)2 cervix, nape, nape of the neck.* * *► nombre femenino (pl cervices)1 cervix, nape of the neck\doblar la cerviz figurado to humble oneselfser duro,-a de cerviz figurado to be pig-headed, be stubborn* * *SF1) (=nuca) nape (of the neck)2) (=útero) cervix* * *femenino nape of the neck* * *= cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.].Ex. The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).----* cérviz uterino = cervix uteri, uterine neck, uterine cervix.* * *femenino nape of the neck* * *= cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.].Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).
* cérviz uterino = cervix uteri, uterine neck, uterine cervix.* * *nape of the neckbajar or doblar la cerviz to give inser duro de cerviz to be stubborn* * *cerviz nf[nuca] nape, back of the neck;ser duro de cerviz to be stiff-necked o stubborn* * *f nape of the neck;doblar la cerviz give in, submit* * * -
10 obstinado
• bulldogged• bulldoggish• bulldoggy• cussed• dogged• obdurate• obstinate• self-operative• self-ordained• self-ventilation• self-winding• stick-to-itive• stiff-necked• stubborn• ways and means committee• waywardness -
11 terco
• dogged• hardening of the veins• hardheaded person• headstart• headwaiter• muleteer• mulishness• obstinate• peevish• pigheaded• self-operative• self-ordained• self-ventilation• self-winding• stick-to-itive• stiff-necked• stubborn -
12 testarudo
• adamant• bolthead• hardening of the veins• hardheaded person• intractable• intransigent• intransigent person• muleteer• mulishness• obdurate• opinion survey• opium• peevish• piggish• pigheaded• self-operative• self-ordained• stiff-necked• stubborn• stubborn person -
13 tozudo
• obstinate• stiff-necked• stubborn
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