be pigheaded

[/bi ˈpɪɡhedɪd/]

verb phrase

ser teimoso

1. to be stubbornly unwilling to change one's mind or accept advice; to be obstinate and unreasonable

He's being pigheaded about the decision and won't listen to anyone else's opinion.

Ele está sendo teimoso sobre a decisão e não quer ouvir a opinião de ninguém.

2. to refuse to accept facts or logic; to be inflexible

Don't be pigheaded; the evidence clearly shows you were wrong.

Não seja teimoso; a evidência claramente mostra que você estava errado.

NYC Slang

being hardheaded or stubborn as a mule

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ser teimoso

most common translation

São Paulo

ser cabeça-dura

colloquial and widely understood

Rio de Janeiro

ser teimosia

informal, used in casual speech

Portugal

ser teimoso

standard European Portuguese equivalent

hard as nails

set in one's ways

my way or the highway

bulldozer attitude

won't budge an inch

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