English-Swedish translations for stubborn

• envis
  På den punkten är ni lika envis som en havsfiskare.You are as stubborn on this issue as a deep-sea fisherman.
  Kanske är jag envis, men detta är verkligen vad jag tror.Maybe I am being stubborn but this is what I sincerely believe.
  Värre kan det bli det med herr Klaus i Prag - han verkar envis.It may be more difficult with Mr Klaus in Prague - he appears to be stubborn.
• hårdnackad
  Arbetstagarnas hårdnackade motstånd mot åtgärder som hotar deras grundläggande rättigheter är väl känt i det här avseendet.The stubborn resistance of workers to measures threatening their fundamental rights in this regard is well-known.
  Men en sak måste stå fullständigt klart: detta säger mindre om regeringens attityd till reformer än om de konservativas hårdnackade motstånd.But one thing should be quite clear: this says less about the government's attitude to reform than about the stubborn resistance of conservatives.
  Genom sin hårdnackade önskan att införa dogmen om fri och rättvis konkurrens kommer EU att prisge tusentals jordbrukare åt marknadslagstiftningen, och ingenting annat.Through its stubborn desire to impose the dogma of free and fair competition, the European Union is going to leave thousands of farmers at the mercy of the law of the market, and that alone.
• styvsint
  Han var styvsint.

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