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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish intransigente.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.tran.siˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: in‧tran‧si‧gèn‧te
Adjective
intransigente (plural intransigenti)
- intransigent, strict
- Synonyms: rigido, inflessibile
Derived terms
Further reading
- intransigente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From in- + transigente.
Pronunciation
Adjective
intransigente m or f (plural intransigentes)
- intransigent (unwilling to compromise or moderate a position)
- Synonyms: intolerante, rigoroso, austero
- Antonyms: transigente, acomodatício, condescendente, complacente, dúctil
Spanish
Etymology
By surface analysis, in- + transigir (“to give in”) + -ente. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intɾansiˈxente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: in‧tran‧si‧gen‧te
Adjective
intransigente m or f (masculine and feminine plural intransigentes)
- intransigent
- Antonym: transigente
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
intransigente m or f by sense (plural intransigentes)
- intransigent
Further reading