- obstinate ob·sti·nate adj
- ['ɒbstɪnɪt]
(gen) ostinato (-a), (resistance) strenuo (-a), (illness) persistente
as obstinate as a mule — testardo (-a) come un mulo
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
obstinate ob·sti·nate adj
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