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Detailed Translations for against the grain from English to Spanish

against the grain:


Translation Matrix for against the grain:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cabezudo thick-head
obstinado pig-headed person; stubborn person
pedante know-it-all; smart-alec; smarty-pants
terco pig-headed person; stubborn person
testarudo pig-headed person; stubborn person; thick-head
tieso hard-on
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
adusto against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; razor-sharp; sharp; stubborn
arisco against the grain; awkward; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending razor-sharp; sharp
austero against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending austere; demure; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; frugal; grave; petrified; razor-sharp; rigid; scanty; sedate; set; sharp; sober; star; stern; stiff; wooden
cabezudo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
cerrado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending aloof; amputated; balanced; closed; dense; locked; reserved; reticent; sealed; shut
contumaz against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; incorrigible; inveterate; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful
desabrido against the grain; awkward; recalcitrant awkward; bad tempered; bad-tempered; boring; bothersome; cantankerous; catty; chilli; chilly; clammy; cold; cold and damp; complaining; crabbed; creepy; crusty; disagreeable; drab; dreary; dull; eerie; exacting; faint; gruff; grumbling; grumpy; headstrong; inconvenient; lamenting; lugubrious; moody; nagging; obstinate; peevish; pig-headed; querulous; repulsive; rigid; scary; sinister; stiff; stubborn; sulky; sullen; surly; unappetising; unappetizing; unsavory; unsavoury; wailing
duro against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending agressive; aloud; awkward; blunt; burdensome; callous; cruel; difficult; dispassionate; dizy; emotionless; hard; hard-handed; hard-hearted; harsh; headstrong; heartless; heavy; impassive; indifferent; insensitive; massive; merciless; obstinate; offensive; out loud; penetrating; persisting; piercing; pig-headed; pitiless; plain; rasping; relentless; rigid; rough; ruthless; shrill; soulless; stiff; straight; stubborn; tenacious; tough; uncaring; unfeeling; violent; weak
empecinado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending obstinate; unrelenting; unyielding
empeñado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending obstinate; unrelenting; unyielding
fijo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending firm; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; razor-sharp; rigid; set; sharp; star; staunch; stern; stiff
firme against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending absolutely; big; bold; brisk; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; firm; indeed; muscular; persistent; resolute; solid; sound; stable; standing-on; staunch; steady; stiff; stout; strong; sturdy; sure; unflinching; well built
hermético against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending airtight; dust-proof; gastight; hermetic; locked; sealed; windproof
hirsuto against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; razor-sharp; sharp; stubborn
hosco against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending bad tempered; cantankerous; churlish; complaining; crabbed; crusty; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; gruff; grumpy; headstrong; lamenting; moody; nagging; obstinate; petrified; pig-headed; razor-sharp; rigid; set; sharp; star; stern; stiff; stubborn; sullen; surly; wailing
impenetrable against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending impenetrable; impermeable; impervious; inaccessible
inflexible against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending aloud; inexorable; inflexible; out loud; severe; stern; strict; unrelenting; unyielding
intransigente against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending inflexible; unaccommodating; unyielding
obstinado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; embittered; exasperated; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; pigheaded; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; stiff-necked; stubborn; suppressed; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unmanageable; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful
pedante against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending arrogant; bumptious; clever-clever; conceited; condescending; didactic; foppish; haughty; high-handed; magisterial; overbearing; pedagogic; pedantic; ponderous; presumptuous; pretentious; priggish; schoolmarmish; self-satisfied; smarty; stuck-up; supercilious; superior; swanky
pertinaz against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending headstrong; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
porfiado against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending obstinate; recalcitrant; revolting; unrelenting; unyielding
reacio a against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; obstinate; recalcitrant; reluctantly; revolting; wavering
recio against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending persisting; sturdy; tenacious
refractario against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dilatory; fire resistant; fire retarding; heat-proof; hesitating; hesitatingly; obstinate; reluctantly; wavering
taciturno against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending reticent; taciturn
tedioso against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending boring; dawdling; deadening; dragging; dreary; drooping; dull; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; tedious
tenaz against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; razor-sharp; sharp; wayward; wilful; willful
terco against the grain; awkward; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dense; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
tesonero against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful
testarudo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dense; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stiff-necked; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful
tieso against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending fixed; fossilised; fossilized; petrified; razor-sharp; rigid; set; sharp; star; stern; stiff; tough
tozudo against the grain; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending dogged; headstrong; mulish; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn; unrelenting; unyielding; wayward; wilful; willful

Wiktionary Translations for against the grain:

against the grain
prepositional ph
  1. contrary to what is expected.

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