refractory

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
2. Not affected by great heat.
3. Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
4. Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.

Noun

1. A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
2. A plant or factory that produces such material.

Concepts

réfractaire

opiniâtre

récalcitrant

peu enclin

résistant

tenace

têtu

apyre

farouchement

insoumis

peu disposé

rétif

qui ne réagit pas

mordicus

obstinée

acharné

acharnée

immun

obstiné

Synonymes

stubborn

obstinate

unruly

recalcitrant

intractable

disobedient

heat-resistant

perverse

fireproof

unmanageable

rebellious

pertinacious

insubordinate

willful

infusible

resistant

tenacious

stiff-necked

contumacious

fractious

furnace lining

dogged

hot-tempered

bullet-headed

heatproof

headstrong

disinclined

hardy

immune

impracticable

hard-boiled

delinquent

bulldog

arrogant

grudging

froward

cross-grained

mulish

material

loath

fireproofing

obdurate

besetting

obstinately

obstreperous

opinionated

persevering

persistent

irreconcilable

fire-proof

Traductions

refrattario

refractario

refratário

δύστηκτος

hartnäckig

balsturig

renitente

weerbarstig

ανυπότακτος

πυρίμαχος

aufsässig

feuerfest

refractari

widerspenstig

refraktär

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refractus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Originally refractary, refractarie, but reanalysed after other adjectives in -ory.