porfía

Definitions of porfía
  1. noun
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
    synonyms: cabezonería, empecinamiento, testarudez, tozudez
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    types:
    impenitencia
    the trait of refusing to repent
    intransigencia
    the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
    type of:
    firmeza, resolución
    the trait of being resolute
  2. noun
    the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
    synonyms: obstinación, terquedad, testarudez, tozudez
  3. noun
    a quarrel about petty points
    synonyms: escaramuza, pique, repelo, repique, roce, tropiezo
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    type of:
    alteración, brega, camorra, chamusquina, chirinola, choque, cuestión, disgusto, lance, pelea, pelotera, pendencia, pleito, revuelta, reyerta, riña, trifulca, zafarrancho
    an angry dispute
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