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obdurate in Swedish

obdurate in Swedish is hårdnackat — obdurate means stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it.

obdurate in Swedish

hårdnackat
adj
Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.

What does "obdurate" mean?

  1. adj Stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it.
    "An injury-time goal from Nikola Zigic against an obdurate Stoke side gave Birmingham back-to back Premier League wins for the first time in 14 months."
  2. adj Made physically hard or tough.
    "The past is obdurate for the same reason a turtle's shell is obdurate: because the living flesh inside is tender and defenseless."
  3. adj Unable to feel sympathy; hard-hearted.
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obdurate in a sentence

  • An injury-time goal from Nikola Zigic against an obdurate Stoke side gave Birmingham back-to back Premier League wins for the first time in 14 months.
  • The past is obdurate for the same reason a turtle's shell is obdurate: because the living flesh inside is tender and defenseless.

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What is "obdurate" in Swedish?
"obdurate" in Swedish is hårdnackat. obdurate means: Stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it.
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