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die-hard
also die·hard (dī′härd′)adj.
Stubbornly resisting change or clinging to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause.
n.
One who stubbornly resists change or tenaciously adheres to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause: rebel die-hards who refused to surrender.
die′-hard′ism n.
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| Noun | 1. |  diehard - one who adheres to traditional viewsconservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas Rip van Winkle - a person oblivious to social changes |
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Translations
مُحافِظ مُتَطَرِّف
zpátečník
stokkonservativ person
megátalkodott
afturhaldsseggur
spiatočník
muhafazakârtutucu
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
diehard
[ˈdaɪˌhɑːd]1. n → conservatore/trice
2. adj (supporter, opponent) → convinto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
die1
(dai) – present participle dying (ˈdaiiŋ) : past tense, past participle died – verb1. to lose life; to stop living and become dead. Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.
2. to fade; to disappear. The daylight was dying fast.
3. to have a strong desire (for something or to do something). I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.
diehard noun a person who resists new ideas.
die away to fade from sight or hearing. The sound died away into the distance.
die down to lose strength or power. I think the wind has died down a bit.
die hard to take a long time to disappear. Old habits die hard.
die off to die quickly or in large numbers. Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.
die out to cease to exist anywhere. The custom died out during the last century.
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