English-Portuguese translations for tenacity

• tenacidade
  Gostaria de elogiar a sua coragem e tenacidade. I should like to commend their courage and tenacity.
  Recordo com prazer a sua tenacidade durante os trílogos. I look back with pleasure on her tenacity during the trialogues.
  Quero felicitar o deputado Rocard pela sua tenacidade e persistência.My congratulations to Mr Rocard for his tenacity and persistence.

Definition of tenacity

• The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness
• The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc
• The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity

Related words

• tenacious
• tenaciously
• with a tenacious grip