obstinateEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchobstinate /BrE ˈɒbstɪnət , AmE ˈɑbstənət / adjective [person] obstiné, têtu (about en ce qui concerne); [behaviour, silence, effort] obstiné; [resistance] acharné; [illness, cough] persistant; [fever, stain] rebelle he's being most obstinate about it il n'en démord pas