intransigent
in·tran·si·gent
intransigent · intransigents
intransigente
uparciuch, uparciucha
A person who is intransigentA person who is intransigent.
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/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
1 sensesA person who is intransigent.
Origin
Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).
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