How do you say stubborn in Italian?
Testardo
Use testardo to say stubborn in Italian.
| Origin | From the Italian word testa, meaning “head” |
| Pronunciation | /teˈstardo/ |
Testardo
Stubborn
Stubborn in Italian: Different forms
Like all other adjectives in Italian, testardo needs to match the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun.
| Singular | Plural | |
| Masculine | Testardo | Testardi |
| Feminine | Testarda | Testarde |
Stubborn in Italian: Examples
Mario è un tipo testardo, non cambierà idea facilmente.
Mario is a stubborn guy; he won’t change his mind easily.
Martina è testarda come un mulo.
Martina is as stubborn as a mule.
Gabriele è il più testardo tra i miei figli.
Gabriele is the most stubborn among my children.
Una persona testarda non si lascia convincere facilmente.
A stubborn person is not easily persuaded.
Stubborn people are said to have a “hard head” in Italian with the expression avere la testa dura, “to have a hard head”. You can also find it as essere una testa dura, “to be a hard head”.
Sei una testa dura, Vincenzo!
You are very stubborn, Vincenzo!
Stubborn in Italian: Related words
There are a number of synonyms for stubborn in Italian that you can use instead of testardo. The most common ones are…
Caparbio
Stubborn (more formal)
Cocciuto
Stubborn (colloquial)
Ostinato
Obstinate
For example, you can say…
Perché sei sempre così cocciuto?
Why are you always so stubborn?
Michele è un tipo molto ostinato e non si fermerà davanti a nessun ostacolo.
Michele is very stubborn and will stop at no obstacle.
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