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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
recalcitrance
[rɪ'kælsɪtrən(t)s]
сущ.
непокорность; упрямство, упорство
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Abdullah faces the obstinacy of dozens of half-brothers and the recalcitrance of thousands of male cousins and nephews, in addition to the dogmatic admonitions of the entrenched Wahhabis.Абдулла имеет дело с неуступчивостью десятков единокровных братьев и непокорностью тысяч кузенов и племянников мужского пола в дополнение к догматическим наставлениям вахабитов.© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009
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recalcitrance
rɪ'kælsɪtrən(t)sNounнепокорность; упрямство; упорство
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recalcitrance
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | recalcitrance | *recalcitrances |
| Possessive case | recalcitrance's | *recalcitrances' |