English-Finnish translations for stubborn

• itsepäinen
  Olette tässä asiassa yhtä itsepäinen kuin avomeren kalastaja. You are as stubborn on this issue as a deep-sea fisherman.
  Saatan olla itsepäinen, mutta olen vilpittömästi tätä mieltä. Maybe I am being stubborn but this is what I sincerely believe.
  Prahan itsepäinen mies on lopulta allekirjoittanut ja me olemme saavuttaneet viimein matkamme pään. That stubborn man in Prague has finally signed and we have now reached the end of the journey at last.
• väkitukko
  Kun helevetti jäätyy, väkitukko kallaa vieläkin vespotteja. - Vimpeli
  Väkitukko varatuomari tuotiin istuntosaliin miltei ilkosillaan. - ts.fi

Definition of stubborn

• Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something
• Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked
• Stubbornness
• A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by

Examples

• He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
• Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly

Related words

• stubbornness
• stubbornly
• stubborn as a mule