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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Morphologically, from tête + -u. Compare Walloon tiestou.
Pronunciation
Adjective
têtu (feminine têtue, masculine plural têtus, feminine plural têtues)
- stubborn, headstrong
- Synonyms: borné, (colloquial) cabochard
1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 6, in Les Misérables, Tome III : Marius, book 3:Il y avait en lui tout un petit homme têtu qui haïssait Napoléon.- There was in him a headstrong little man who hated Napoleon.
2020 August 28, “Corée du Nord : l'armée secrète des hackeurs [North Korea: the secret army of hackers]”, in Le Monde:Les pirates nord-coréens ne sont pas nécessairement les plus compétents, ni les plus pointus – quoique certains soient de très haut niveau –, mais ce sont les plus disciplinés et les plus têtus.- North Korean hackers are not necessarily the most competent, nor the most precise—although some are at a very high level—but they are the most disciplined and the most stubborn.
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