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1 tenacious
adjective1) (holding fast) hartnäckig haftend [Dornen, Samen]2) (resolute) hartnäckig* * *te·na·cious[tɪˈneɪʃəs, AM təˈ-]1. (gripping tightly) grip festthe baby took my finger in its \tenacious little fist der Säugling nahm meinen Finger fest in seine kleine Faust* * *[tI'neɪʃəs]adjzäh, hartnäckig; character, person also beharrlich; memory unschlagbarto be tenacious in doing sth — etw hartnäckig or eisern tun
the disease had a tenacious hold on... — die Krankheit hielt... in eisernem Griff
to be tenacious of sth (form) — zäh an etw (dat) festhalten
to have a tenacious hold on life — zäh am Leben hängen
* * *tenacious [tıˈneıʃəs] adj (adv tenaciously)1. zäh, hartnäckig:tenacious of life zählebig;tenacious of purpose zielstrebig;tenacious ideas zählebige oder schwer auszurottende Ideen3. zäh, klebrig4. PHYS zäh, reiß-, zugfest* * *adjective1) (holding fast) hartnäckig haftend [Dornen, Samen]2) (resolute) hartnäckig* * *adj.hartnäckig adj.klebrig adj.zäh adj.
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