Stubborn in French

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• têtu / têtue (adjective, common; use têtu for male noun, têtue for female)
• obstiné / obstinée (stronger meaning, more negative, also good but more for "determined")
• persévérant / persévérante (positive, for stubborn people who don't give up.)
• caractériel / caractérielle (strong personality, not necessarily stubborn though)
• entêté / entêtée (very stubborn)
• de mauvaise volonté (not willing to do something, willfull)

Examples:

• Mon enfant est tellement têtu !
• It's impossible to convince him, he's so stubborn.
• Vous ne le convaincrez pas, il est tellement têtu.
• She is stubborn, not stubborn, but very persistent.
• Elle est têtue, pas bornée, mais très persévérante.

A "stubborn person" is a têtu / têtue. A very stubborn and obstinate person is a bougnon.

Related Topics: Adjectives, Describing Personality, Willpower

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