uncompromising
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un·com·pro·mis·ing
(ŭn-kŏm′prə-mī′zĭng)adj.
Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible: took an uncompromising stance during the peace talks.
un·com′pro·mis′ing·ly adv.
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uncompromising
(ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ)adj
not prepared to give ground or to compromise
unˈcomproˌmisingly adv
unˈcomproˌmisingness n
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un•com•pro•mis•ing
(ʌnˈkɒm prəˌmaɪ zɪŋ)adj.
1. not admitting of compromise; making no concessions; unyielding.
2. undeviating in one's belief or adherence to a principle, point of view, etc.
[1820–30]
un•com′pro•mis`ing•ly, adv.
un•com′pro•mis`ing•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | uncompromising - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" compromising, conciliatory, flexible - making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" |
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uncompromising
adjective
1. inflexible, strict, rigid, decided, firm, tough, stubborn, hardline, die-hard, inexorable, steadfast, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked Mrs Thatcher was a tough and uncompromising politician.
2. unrelenting, ruthless, relentless, tough, cruel, merciless, pitiless, unsparing, unsoftened a film of uncompromising brutality
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uncompromising
adjective1. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:
adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, unrelenting, unyielding.
Idiom: stubborn as a mule.
2. Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence:
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Translations
غَيْر مُتَساهِل، مُتَصَلِّب، عَنيد
neústupný
kompromisløs
meg nem alkuvó
ósveigjanlegur
bezkompromisa-nepiekāpīgs
uzlaşmaz
uncompromising
[ʌnˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ] ADJ → intransigente, inflexibleuncompromising loyalty → lealtad f absoluta
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
uncompromising
[ˌʌnˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ] adj (= unyielding) [person, attitude] → intransigeant(e)
[integrity, brutality, honesty, film] → sans compromis
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
uncompromising
adj → kompromisslos; dedication, honesty → rückhaltlos; commitment → hundertprozentig; to be uncompromising in something → sich bei etw auf keinen Kompromiss einlassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
uncompromising
[ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ] adj (honesty, dedication) → assoluto/a; (attitude) → intransigenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uncompromising
(anˈkomprəmaiziŋ) adjective keeping firmly to a particular attitude, policy etc. You should not adopt such an uncompromising attitude.
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