Stubborn – Testardo
Stubborn= Testardo.
Part of speech: adjective, noun
Someone who is determined not to change their attitude or position on something, no matter how right or wrong they are and regardless of the advice and opinions of others, is called testardo (stubborn) in Italian.
It derives from the Italian word for head which is testa.
Italian example:
Che ragazzo testardo! Con lui non si può mai ragionare!
English example:
What a stubborn guy! You can never reason with him!
Testardo may also function as a noun to refer to a stubborn person.
Italian example:
Sei un gran testardo, lo sai!?
English example:
You’re a really stubborn person, you know!
Other possible synonyms for testardo in Italian include:
- caparbio = stubborn, hard-headed,
- ostinato = obstinate,
- cocciuto = stubborn, pig-headed
- testone = (lit: large head) stubborn person
- avere la testa dura = (lit: to have a hard head) to be stubborn, hard-headed
