porfiado

adj.

obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, pigheaded.

m.

roly-poly, tumbler toy, tumbler.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: porfiar.

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porfiado

► adjetivo

1 stubborn, obstinate

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1.

ADJ (=terco) stubborn, obstinate; (=insistente) persistent

2.

SM LAm (=muñeco) roly-poly doll, tumbler, tumbler toy

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I

-da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)

II

-da masculino, femenino

1) (persona) stubborn creature (colloq)

2) porfiado masculino (Per) (muñeco) roly-poly doll

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= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.

Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.

Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

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I

-da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)

II

-da masculino, femenino

1) (persona) stubborn creature (colloq)

2) porfiado masculino (Per) (muñeco) roly-poly doll

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= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.

Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.

Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

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porfiado¹ -da

adjective

stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)

porfiado² -da

masculine, feminine

A (persona) stubborn creature o devil (colloq), stubborn so-and-so (BrE colloq)

es un porfiado he's as stubborn as a mule, he's a stubborn creature o devil o so-and-so

B

porfiado masculine (Per) (muñeco) roly-poly doll

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Del verbo porfiar: (conjugate porfiar)

porfiado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
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porfiar
porfiado

◊ -da adjetivo

stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (persona) stubborn creature (colloq)
porfiar (conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo (insistir) to insist;
no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
porfiado,-a adjetivo stubborn
porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it

'porfiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
porfiada

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porfiado, -a adj

[insistente] persistent; [tozudo] stubborn

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porfiado, -da adj

obstinado, terco: obstinate, stubborn

♦ porfiadamente adv