recalcitrant

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• /ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/
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Borrowed from French récalcitrant, in derived from Latin recalcitrāns, recalcitrantis, present participle of recalcitrō, recalcitrāre (“be disobedient, kick back [as a horse]”), from calx (“heel”), 1820s.

98 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: непокорен (nepokoren) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Bulgarian: своеволен (svoevolen) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Chinese Cantonese: 桀驁不馴嘅 /桀骜不驯嘅 (git6 ngou4 bat1 seon4 ge3) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Chinese Mandarin: 桀驁不馴的 /桀骜不驯的 (jié'àobùxún de) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Czech: vzpurný — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Czech: vzdorovitý — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Dutch: weerbarstig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Dutch: weerspannig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Dutch: recalcitrant — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Esperanto: obstina — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Finnish: uppiniskainen — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Finnish: niskoitteleva — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• French: rebelle — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• French: récalcitrant — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• West-Frisian: dôfhûdich — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: widerspenstig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: störrisch — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: bockig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: aufsässig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: trotzig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: renitent — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: hartnäckig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: dickköpfig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• German: aufmüpfig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Hindi: अड़ियल (aṛiyal) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Hindi: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Hindi: बाग़ी (bāġī) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Icelandic: þverúðarfullur — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Italian: ricalcitrante — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Manx: neuwooiagh — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Marathi: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Nepali: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Norwegian: trassig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Odia: ଦୁର୍ଦମ୍ୟ (durdamya) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Persian: بَاغِی (bâġi) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Polish: krnąbrny — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Polish: nieposłuszny — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Russian: непоко́рный (nepokórnyj) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Russian: упо́рный (upórnyj) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Sanskrit: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Spanish: recalcitrante — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Spanish: contumaz — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Swedish: motspänstig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Swedish: motsträvig — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Swedish: svårkuvad — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Turkish: itaat etmez — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Turkish: serkeş — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Turkish: söz dinlemez — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Ukrainian: непокірний (nepokirnyj) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Ukrainian: неслухняний (nesluxnjanyj) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Urdu: بَاغِی (bāġī) — marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
• Bulgarian: меудобен (meudoben) — hard to deal with or operate
• Danish: genstridig — hard to deal with or operate
• Danish: stædig — hard to deal with or operate
• Dutch: koppig — hard to deal with or operate
• Dutch: onhandelbaar — hard to deal with or operate
• Dutch: tegenstrijdig — hard to deal with or operate
• French: récalcitrant — hard to deal with or operate
• Finnish: itsepintainen — hard to deal with or operate
• West-Frisian: dôfhûdich — hard to deal with or operate
• German: stur — hard to deal with or operate
• German: eigensinnig — hard to deal with or operate
• German: störrisch — hard to deal with or operate
• German: unbequem — hard to deal with or operate
• German: aufmüpfig — hard to deal with or operate
• German: aufsässig — hard to deal with or operate
• German: unkooperativ — hard to deal with or operate
• German: hartnäckig — hard to deal with or operate
• German: spröde — hard to deal with or operate
• German: bockig — hard to deal with or operate
• Hindi: अड़ियल (aṛiyal) — hard to deal with or operate
• Hindi: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — hard to deal with or operate
• Hindi: बाग़ी (bāġī) — hard to deal with or operate
• Icelandic: þrjóskur — hard to deal with or operate
• Italian: ricalcitrante — hard to deal with or operate
• Marathi: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — hard to deal with or operate
• Nepali: दुर्दम्य (durdamya) — hard to deal with or operate
• Norwegian: gjenstridig — hard to deal with or operate
• Odia: ଦୁର୍ଦମ୍ୟ (durdamya) — hard to deal with or operate
• Persian: بَاغِی (bâġi) — hard to deal with or operate
• Polish: uparty — hard to deal with or operate
• Russian: сто́йкий (stójkij) — hard to deal with or operate
• Russian: про́чный (próčnyj) — hard to deal with or operate
• Spanish: recalcitrante, contumaz — hard to deal with or operate
• Swedish: enveten — hard to deal with or operate
• Swedish: hårdnackad — hard to deal with or operate
• Swedish: svårkuvad — hard to deal with or operate
• Turkish: aksi — hard to deal with or operate
• Turkish: ters — hard to deal with or operate
• Ukrainian: непіддатливий (nepiddatlyvyj) — hard to deal with or operate
• Ukrainian: стійкий (stijkyj) — hard to deal with or operate
• Urdu: بَاغِی (bāġī) — hard to deal with or operate
• German: Dickkopf — A person who is recalcitrant
• German: Querulant — A person who is recalcitrant
• German: Trotzkopf — A person who is recalcitrant
• German: Störer — A person who is recalcitrant
• German: Störenfried — A person who is recalcitrant
• Polish: uparciuch — A person who is recalcitrant