English-Spanish translations for recalcitrant

• contumaz
• recalcitrante
  ¿Acaso se supone que eso puede ser un indicador de una conducta recalcitrante? Is this supposed to indicate recalcitrant behaviour?
  ¿Cuándo se eliminarán los diputados recalcitrantes? When will recalcitrant Members be eliminated?
  No le culpo de ello, señor Presidente, culpo a los gobiernos recalcitrantes de otros países de Europa. I do not blame you for that, Prime Minister, I blame recalcitrant governments elsewhere in Europe.
• recalcitrante, contumaz

Definition of recalcitrant

• Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority
• Unwilling to cooperate socially
• Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing
• A person who is recalcitrant

Related words

• recalculate
• recalculation
• recalcitrance
• recalcitrantly