Phrase guide

stubborn as a mule

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Extremely stubborn

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: itsepäinen kuin muuli — extremely stubborn
  • French: têtu comme une mule — extremely stubborn
  • German: störrisch wie ein Maultier — extremely stubborn
  • Hungarian: csökönyös, mint egy szamár — extremely stubborn
  • Polish: uparty jak kozioł — extremely stubborn
  • Polish: uparty jak muł — extremely stubborn
  • Polish: uparty jak osioł — extremely stubborn
  • Russian: упря́мый как осёл (uprjámyj kak osjól) — extremely stubborn
  • Spanish: terco como una mula — extremely stubborn
  • Swedish: envis som en åsna — extremely stubborn
  • Swedish: envis som en gammal get — extremely stubborn
  • Swedish: envis som en oxe — extremely stubborn
  • Swedish: envis som synden — extremely stubborn