hardheaded

• Describe a una persona testaruda y decidida, que a menudo se niega a cambiar de opinión o de enfoque.

Describes someone who is stubborn and determined, often unwilling to change their opinion or approach.

1. Stubborn or obstinateB2informal

   Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument, entreaty, or attack; refusing to change one's mind.

   Terco u obstinado

   • He is too hardheaded to listen to anyone else's advice.
   • Her hardheaded refusal to compromise caused the negotiations to fail.
   • Don't be so hardheaded; consider the other options.

   Sinónimosbullheadeddoggedheadstronginflexibleintransigentmulishobstinatepertinaciouspigheadedstubborntenaciousunbendingunyielding

   Antónimosamenablecompliantflexiblemalleableopen-mindedreasoningtractableyielding

2. Pragmatic or realisticB2formal

   Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; realistic and unsentimental.

   Pragmático, realista

   • A hardheaded businesswoman, she always focuses on the bottom line.
   • His hardheaded approach to problem-solving relies on data, not speculation.
   • We need a hardheaded assessment of the risks involved.

   Sinónimosdown-to-earthlogicalmatter-of-factno-nonsensepracticalpragmaticrationalrealisticsensibleunsentimental