Como Parlamento hemos logrado en 1999 contra resistencias pertinaces que se pusiera en marcha una campaña contra la violencia ejercida sobre las mujeres.

In 1999 this House succeeded, in the face of persistent opposition, in initiating a campaign to counter violence against women.

Además tenemos la ridícula situación derivada del denominado Protocolo de Ankara y de la pertinaz negativa del Gobierno turco a reconocer a otro Estado miembro de la UE, a saber, a Chipre.

Then there was also the ridiculous situation involving the so-called Ankara protocol and the Turkish Government’s persistent refusal to recognise another EU Member State, that being Cyprus.

pertinaz {adjective}

pertinaz

abiding {adj.} [form.] (fear, hatred, contempt)

Pero también tenemos la pertinaz convicción de que participamos en un proyecto todavía más ambicioso, el de construir una región de paz y de afirmar nuestros objetivos y valores comunes.

But there is also the abiding conviction that we are taking part in an even more ambitious project: building a region of peace and affirming our common goals and values.

pertinaz(also: insistente)

importunate {adj.} [form.] (suitor)

pertinaz

stubborn {adj.} (refusal, resistance, insistence)

El bilateralismo pertinaz no es el camino a seguir.

Stubborn bilateralism is not the way forward.

Conocemos bien la pertinaz resistencia de los trabajadores a medidas que amenazan sus derechos fundamentales en este ámbito.

The stubborn resistance of workers to measures threatening their fundamental rights in this regard is well-known.

No obstante, existen una serie de problemas tan pertinaces que es poco probable que se resuelvan en un futuro inmediato.

There are, however, a number of problems that are so stubborn that they are unlikely to be resolved in the immediate future.

pertinaz(also: persistente)

stubborn {adj.} (difficult to manage)

El bilateralismo pertinaz no es el camino a seguir.

Stubborn bilateralism is not the way forward.

Conocemos bien la pertinaz resistencia de los trabajadores a medidas que amenazan sus derechos fundamentales en este ámbito.

The stubborn resistance of workers to measures threatening their fundamental rights in this regard is well-known.

No obstante, existen una serie de problemas tan pertinaces que es poco probable que se resuelvan en un futuro inmediato.

There are, however, a number of problems that are so stubborn that they are unlikely to be resolved in the immediate future.

pertinaz

pertinacious {adj.} [form.]

pertinaz(also: prolongado)

prolonged {adj.}

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "pertinaz":

pertinaz

cabezota- contumaz- empecinado- obcecado- obstinado- porfiado- recalcitrante- terco- testarudo- tozudo

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