empecinarse

pron.v.

1 to insist.

2 to get an idea into one's head, to become determined, to become obstinate, to become stubborn.

María se aferra todo el tiempo Mary becomes obstinate all the time.

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empecinarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to be stubborn (en, about), be pig-headed (en, about)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

empecinarse en hacer algo to be set on doing something

■ se empecinó en ganar el premio she was set on winning the prize

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VPR

empecinarse en algo — to be stubborn about sth

empecinarse en hacer algo — to persist in doing sth

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verbo pronominal (obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; (empeñarse) to persist

cuando se empecina ... — once he gets an idea into his head ...

empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red

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verbo pronominal (obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; (empeñarse) to persist

cuando se empecina ... — once he gets an idea into his head ...

empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red

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empecinarse [A1 ]

v pron

(obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; (empeñarse) to persist

cuando se empecina, no hay quien le haga cambiar de idea once he gets an idea into his head, nothing will make him change his mind

se empecinó y al final lo arregló he persisted and in the end he sorted it out

empecinarse EN algo:

se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo he got it into his head that it had to be red, he was determined that it had to be red

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empecinarse (conjugate empecinarse) verbo pronominal (obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head;
(empeñarse) to persist
empecinarse verbo reflexivo to insist [en, on]

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empecinarse vpr

[obstinarse] to dig one's heels in;

empecinarse en hacer algo to stubbornly insist on (doing) sth;

se empecinó en que tenía que viajar en tren he was quite insistent that he had to go by train

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empecinarse

v/r get an idea into one’s head;

empecinarse en algo insist on sth

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empecinarse vr

obstinarse: to be stubborn, to persist