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Detailed Translations for recalcitrant from English to Spanish

recalcitrant:

recalcitrant adj

  1. recalcitrant (rebellious; stubborn)
  2. recalcitrant (tight lipped)
  3. recalcitrant (against the grain; awkward)
  4. recalcitrant (refractory; tenacious; obstinate; )
  5. recalcitrant (obstinate; rigid; stern; )
  6. recalcitrant (revolting; obstinate)

recalcitrant [the ~] nom

  1. the recalcitrant (refuser)
    el rebelde; el contraventor

Translation Matrix for recalcitrant:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cabezudo thick-head
contraventor recalcitrant; refuser
obstinado pig-headed person; stubborn person
pedante know-it-all; smart-alec; smarty-pants
rebelde recalcitrant; refuser agitator; mutineer; rebel; rioter
sedicioso agitator
terco pig-headed person; stubborn person
testarudo pig-headed person; stubborn person; thick-head
tieso hard-on
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- fractious; refractory
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
adusto against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; razor-sharp; sharp; stubborn
arisco against the grain; awkward; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending razor-sharp; sharp
austero against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending austere; demure; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; frugal; grave; petrified; razor-sharp; rigid; scanty; sedate; set; sharp; sober; star; stern; stiff; wooden
cabezudo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
cerrado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending aloof; amputated; balanced; closed; dense; locked; reserved; reticent; sealed; shut
contumaz against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; incorrigible; inveterate; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful
convulsivo recalcitrant; tight lipped convulsing; convulsive; cramping; in convulsions
desabrido against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant awkward; bad tempered; bad-tempered; boring; bothersome; cantankerous; catty; chilli; chilly; clammy; cold; cold and damp; complaining; crabbed; creepy; crusty; disagreeable; drab; dreary; dull; eerie; exacting; faint; gruff; grumbling; grumpy; headstrong; inconvenient; lamenting; lugubrious; moody; nagging; obstinate; peevish; pig-headed; querulous; repulsive; rigid; scary; sinister; stiff; stubborn; sulky; sullen; surly; unappetising; unappetizing; unsavory; unsavoury; wailing
difícil de manejar rebellious; recalcitrant; stubborn obstinate; pigheaded; stiff-necked; stubborn; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable; unwieldy
duro against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending agressive; aloud; awkward; blunt; burdensome; callous; cruel; difficult; dispassionate; dizy; emotionless; hard; hard-handed; hard-hearted; harsh; headstrong; heartless; heavy; impassive; indifferent; insensitive; massive; merciless; obstinate; offensive; out loud; penetrating; persisting; piercing; pig-headed; pitiless; plain; rasping; relentless; rigid; rough; ruthless; shrill; soulless; stiff; straight; stubborn; tenacious; tough; uncaring; unfeeling; violent; weak
empecinado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending obstinate; unrelenting; unyielding
empeñado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending obstinate; unrelenting; unyielding
enconado recalcitrant; tight lipped assiduous; diligent; dogged; embittered; exasperated; fierce; furious; grim; industrious; irreconcilable; mad; resentful; sedulous; sullen; suppressed; vengeful; vindictive
fijo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending firm; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; razor-sharp; rigid; set; sharp; star; staunch; stern; stiff
firme against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending absolutely; big; bold; brisk; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; firm; indeed; muscular; persistent; resolute; solid; sound; stable; standing-on; staunch; steady; stiff; stout; strong; sturdy; sure; unflinching; well built
hermético against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending airtight; dust-proof; gastight; hermetic; locked; sealed; windproof
hirsuto against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; razor-sharp; sharp; stubborn
hosco against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending bad tempered; cantankerous; churlish; complaining; crabbed; crusty; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; gruff; grumpy; headstrong; lamenting; moody; nagging; obstinate; petrified; pig-headed; razor-sharp; rigid; set; sharp; star; stern; stiff; stubborn; sullen; surly; wailing
impenetrable against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending impenetrable; impermeable; impervious; inaccessible
indócil obstinate; recalcitrant; revolting headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; unmanageable
inflexible against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending aloud; inexorable; inflexible; out loud; severe; stern; strict; unrelenting; unyielding
ingobernable obstinate; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; stubborn delirious; frenzied; irrepressible; obstinate; onrestrained; unbridled; uncontrolable; uncontrollable; uncontrolled; ungovernable; unmanageable
inmanejable obstinate; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; stubborn obstinate; pigheaded; stiff-necked; stubborn; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable; unwieldy
intransigente against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending inflexible; unaccommodating; unyielding
intratable obstinate; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; stubborn headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable
obstinado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; embittered; exasperated; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; pigheaded; stiff-necked; stubborn; suppressed; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful
pedante against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending arrogant; bumptious; clever-clever; conceited; condescending; didactic; foppish; haughty; high-handed; magisterial; overbearing; pedagogic; pedantic; ponderous; presumptuous; pretentious; priggish; schoolmarmish; self-satisfied; smarty; stuck-up; supercilious; superior; swanky
pertinaz against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
porfiado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; revolting; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending unrelenting; unyielding
reacio a against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; revolting; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; obstinate; reluctantly; wavering
rebelde boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; revolting; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous epoch making; ground-breaking; headstrong; insubordinate; insurgent; loose; mutinous; obstinate; pig-headed; pioneering; rebellious; revolutionary; stiff-necked; stubborn; uncurbed; undisciplined; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful; without discipline
recalcitrante boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; revolting; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous anaphoric; obstinate; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling
recio against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending persisting; sturdy; tenacious
refractario against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dilatory; fire resistant; fire retarding; heat-proof; hesitating; hesitatingly; obstinate; reluctantly; wavering
sedicioso rebellious; recalcitrant; stubborn headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable
taciturno against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending reticent; taciturn
tedioso against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending boring; dawdling; deadening; dragging; dreary; drooping; dull; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; tedious
tenaz against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; razor-sharp; sharp; wayward; wilful; willful
terco against the grain; awkward; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dense; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
tesonero against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful
testarudo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dense; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
tieso against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; razor-sharp; rigid; set; sharp; star; stern; stiff; tough
tozudo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful

Synonyms for "recalcitrant":


Related Definitions for "recalcitrant":

  1. marked by stubborn resistance to authority1
    • the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators1
  2. stubbornly resistant to authority or control1

Wiktionary Translations for recalcitrant:

recalcitrant
adjective
  1. marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
  2. hard to deal with or operate

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
recalcitrant en contra tegendraads — tegen de draad, weerspannig