intransigente

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish intransigente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.tran.siˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: in‧tran‧si‧gèn‧te

Adjective

intransigente m or f by sense (plural intransigenti)

1. intransigent, strict

   Synonyms: rigido, inflessibile

Derived terms

• intransigentemente
• intransigenza

Related terms

• transigere

Further reading

• intransigente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-bor.

Portuguese in-

Portuguese transigente

Portuguese intransigente

From in- + transigente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.ziˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.ziˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.ziˈʒẽ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.ziˈʒẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.ziˈʒẽ.tɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.zɨˈʒẽ.tɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾɐ̃.zɨˈʒẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: in‧tran‧si‧gen‧te

Adjective

intransigente m or f (plural intransigentes)

1. intransigent (unwilling to compromise or moderate a position)

   Synonyms: intolerante, rigoroso, austero

   Antonyms: transigente, acomodatício, condescendente, complacente, dúctil

Related terms

• intransigência
• intransigentemente

Further reading

• “intransigente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

By surface analysis, in- +‎ transigir (“to give in”) +‎ -ente. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intɾansiˈxente/ [ĩn̪.t̪ɾãn.siˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: in‧tran‧si‧gen‧te

Adjective

intransigente m or f (masculine and feminine plural intransigentes)

1. intransigent

   Antonym: transigente

Derived terms

• intransigencia
• intransigentemente

Descendants

• → French: intransigeant
  • → English: intransigent
    • → German: intransigent
  • → Romanian: intransigent
• → Italian: intransigente

Noun

intransigente m or f by sense (plural intransigentes)

1. intransigent

Further reading

• “intransigente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025