What does cabeçudo in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cabeçudo in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cabeçudo in Portuguese.

The word cabeçudo in Portuguese means big-headed, headstrong, brainy, teimoso, cabeçudo, teimoso, cabeçudo, obstinado, teimoso, cabeçudo, cabeça-dura, cabeçudo, cabeça-dura, cabeçudo, teimoso, determinado, cabeçudo, cabeça dura, cabeçudo, orelhudo, insolente, cabeça-dura, pragmatista. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cabeçudo

big-headed

adjetivo (que tem cabeça grande)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

headstrong

adjetivo (figurado (teimoso, obstinado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

brainy

adjetivo (figurado, gíria (inteligente, nerd)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

teimoso, cabeçudo

adjective (obstinate) (obstinado)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Ele foi cabeça-dura e recusou-se a admitir que estava errado.
He was stubborn and refused to admit he was wrong.

teimoso

adjective (person: wilful)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Try as she might, Molly couldn't control her wayward teenage daughter.

cabeçudo, obstinado

adjective (person: strong willed) (pessoa)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Steve is so headstrong that nobody likes to disagree with him.

teimoso, cabeçudo, cabeça-dura

adjective (figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
I'm afraid my husband can be incredibly pig-headed at times.

cabeçudo

adjective (informal, figurative, pejorative (stupid, unintelligent) (figurado)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

cabeça-dura, cabeçudo, teimoso

adjective (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) (obstinado)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
He is so hard-headed he refused to turn back even when it was obvious we were on the wrong road.

determinado

adjective (determined)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

cabeçudo, cabeça dura

adjective (figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn) (figurado, pejorativo: teimoso)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

cabeçudo, orelhudo

noun (informal, pejorative (stupid person) (pejorativo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Don't be such a chump; if you think Lisa likes you, ask her out on a date!

insolente

noun (slang, figurative, pejorative (conceited person)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cabeça-dura, pragmatista

noun (figurative (unsentimental person) (figurativo)

(substantivo masculino, substantivo feminino: Substantivos que têm os gêneros masculino e feminino. Ex. "menino, menina", "ator, atriz".)
He has a hard head on him for someone so young.

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