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buté

stubborn

adjective boo-TEH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

dogged

Usage Note

Buté describes someone who refuses to change their mind or yield — more rigid than têtu and carrying a sense of wilful obstinacy. The feminine form is butée. The related noun butée (same spelling) is a technical term for a mechanical stop or abutment, an unrelated homograph.

Examples

"Il est trop buté pour admettre ses erreurs."

Natural Translation

He is too stubborn to admit his mistakes.

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