English-Portuguese translations for obstinate

• obstinado
  Era avesso à confusão, podia ser muito obstinado, mas por vezes era quase tímido. He was averse to hoo-ha, could be very obstinate, yet was at times almost shy.
  Durante a audição pública realizada pelo Parlamento, acusei o senhor comissário de ser obstinado e arrogante. I accused the Commissioner of being obstinate and arrogant at the public hearing which Parliament held.
• persistente
• pertinaz
• teimoso
  Trata-se agora de saber: quem provocou realmente este conflito - um diferendo entre irmãos; dois líderes teimosos que ainda há seis anos viviam sob um só Estado. The issue now is who actually started the fighting - a fratricidal struggle between two obstinate leaders who six years ago lived in one country.

Definition of obstinate

• Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent
• Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed

Related words

• obstinately
• obstination
• be obstinate