Italian word of the day
| Pronunciation | |
| English translation | Stubborn |
| Origin | From the Italian word testa, meaning “head” |
Different forms of testardo
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 |
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! |
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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