1. The quality or state of being difficult to manage, control, or treat; stubbornness or unruliness
The intractability of the problem required a new approach.
A intratabilidade do problema exigiu uma nova abordagem.
2. In medicine, the condition of being resistant to treatment or therapy
The intractability of the patient's illness frustrated the doctors.
A intratabilidade da doença do paciente frustrou os médicos.
3. The characteristic of being stubborn or difficult to persuade or manage in behavior
His intractability made negotiations nearly impossible.
Sua intratabilidade tornou as negociações quase impossíveis.