stubborn

terco, obstinado

Que se niega a cambiar de opinión o a hacer lo que quieren los demás.

En inglés sencillo: If someone is like this, they refuse to change their mind or do what others want.

• My brother is very stubborn.
• She was stubborn about doing everything herself.
• Why are you too stubborn to ask for help?

Cómo se usa: stubborn about something (He is stubborn about keeping his old car.); too stubborn to do something (She was too stubborn to admit her mistake.)

Sinónimos: obstinate, headstrong, inflexible

Antónimos: flexible, cooperative

Expresiones frecuentes: stubborn about something, stubborn child, too stubborn

persistente, rebelde, difícil

Difícil de resolver, quitar o cambiar.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to deal with, remove, or change.

• This soap removes stubborn stains.
• The gardener pulled out a stubborn weed.
• Doctors struggled to treat the stubborn infection.

Sinónimos: persistent, intractable, difficult

Expresiones frecuentes: stubborn stain, stubborn problem, stubborn dirt