intransigent

intransigent
intransigent (adj.) 1881, from Fr. intransigeant, from Sp. los intransigentes, lit. "those not coming to agreement," name for extreme republican party in the Spanish Cortes 1873-4, from in- "not" (see IN- (Cf. in-) (1)) + transigente "compromising," from L. transigentem (nom. transigens), prp. of transigere "come to an agreement, accomplish, to carry through" (see TRANSACTION (Cf. transaction)). Acquired its generalized sense in French.

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  • intransigent — INTRANSIGÉNT, Ă, intransigenţi, te, adj. Care nu se abate de la o anumită linie adoptată, care nu acceptă concilieri sau compromisuri; incoruptibil. v. neînduplecat. – Din fr. intransigeant. Trimis de valeriu, 09.02.2008. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • intransigent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ refusing to change one s views. ► NOUN ▪ an intransigent person. DERIVATIVES intransigence noun intransigency noun intransigently adverb. ORIGIN from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by extreme republicans); ultimately… …   English terms dictionary

  • intransigent — [in tran′sə jənt, in tran′zəjənt] adj. [Fr intransigeant < Sp intransigente < L in , IN 2 + transigens, prp. of transigere, to come to a settlement, TRANSACT] 1. refusing to compromise or come to an agreement; uncompromising 2. that cannot… …   English World dictionary

  • Intransigent — In*trans i*gent, a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.] Refusing compromise; uncompromising; inflexible; irreconcilable. Lond. Sat. Rev. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Intransigént — (lat.), Unversöhnlicher, der sich auf keine Verhandlungen mit dem Gegner, insbes. der von ihm bekämpften Staatsregierung, einläßt …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • intransigent — index implacable, incorrigible, inflexible, irreconcilable, obdurate, purposeful, relentless, renitent …   Law dictionary

  • intransigent — intransigent:⇨unnachgiebig(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • intransigent — adjective Etymology: Spanish intransigente, from in + transigente, present participle of transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to come to an agreement more at transact Date: circa 1879 characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intransigent — [[t]ɪntræ̱nsɪʤ(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. [FORMAL] They put pressure on the Government to change its… …   English dictionary

  • intransigent — adjective Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; irreconcilable; stubborn. Dont waste your time trying to change his mind, hes completely intransigent. See Also: intransigence, intransigency …   Wiktionary

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