"stubborn as a mule" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-stubborn as a mule.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stubborn as a mule (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Extremely stubborn Tags: not-comparable Translations (extremely stubborn): itsepäinen kuin muuli (Finnish), têtu comme une mule (French), störrisch wie ein Maultier (German), csökönyös, mint egy szamár (Hungarian), uparty jak kozioł (Polish), uparty jak muł (Polish), uparty jak osioł (Polish), упря́мый как осёл (uprjámyj kak osjól) (english: stubborn as a donkey) (Russian), terco como una mula (Spanish), envis som en åsna (Swedish), envis som en gammal get (Swedish), envis som en oxe (Swedish), envis som synden (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-stubborn_as_a_mule-en-adj-BEuspijr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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