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(she is) fixed in her ways

Portuguese translation: ela é inflexível (em seus hábitos)

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English term or phrase:(she is) fixed in her ways
Portuguese translation:ela é inflexível (em seus hábitos)
Entered by: Nicole L. R.

13:35 Jan 24, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: (she is) fixed in her ways
He wrongly said that my aunt lived at some distance from us, and that she suffered from her stomach; but rightly that she suffered from her throat. He afterwards gave a fairly good account of her character: ‘‘ she is almighty set. Not obstinate, but fixed in her ways;

Qual é a melhor maneira de dizer em português do Brasil que alguém é "fixed in her ways".

ela faz tudo do jeito dela?
Nicole L. R.
Ireland
Local time: 20:52
ela é inflexível (em seus hábitos)
Explanation:
fixed in one's ways = set in one's ways
Aug 2, 2008 ... set in one's ways. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary ... He's as set in his ways now as a little old man. ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/set_in_one's_ways - Cached - Similar
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Set in one's ways, be | Define Set in one's ways, be at Dictionary.com
set in one's ways, be. Be inflexible, fixed in one's habits, as in She's too set in her ways to go out and buy a dog. This idiom uses set in the sense of ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/set+in+one's+ways,+be - Cached - Similar
set in one's ways, be: Information from Answers.com
set in one's ways, be Be inflexible, fixed in one's habits, as in She's too set in her ways to go out and buy a dog.
www.answers.com › ... › Literature & Language

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-01-24 13:42:49 GMT)
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Ela é muito inflexível em seus hábitos. Não é obstinada, rígida em seus hábitos.

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-01-24 13:43:52 GMT)
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Correção

NÃO É OBSTINADA, MAS RÍGIDA EM SEUS HÁBITOS.
Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:52
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ela é sistemática, metódica, obstinada
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4 +2ela é inflexível (em seus hábitos)
Marlene Curtis
4resoluta em/com relação aos seus hábitos
Mairo Vergara
4teimosa
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
4ela tem hábitos estabelecidos
Martin Riordan
4muita convencida convencional e conservadora
Nick Taylor


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ela é sistemática, metódica, obstinada


Explanation:
Obstinação
apego forte e excessivo às próprias idéias, resoluções e empreendimentos; pertinácia, persistência, tenacidade

sistemática
Derivação: sentido figurado.
que adota um sistema de vida regular, invariável (diz-se de pessoa); meticuloso, metódico

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 204

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti: o texto não diz que ela não é obistinada?
6 mins
agree  Adriana Maciel: metódica
49 mins
agree  Silvia Aquino
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ela é inflexível (em seus hábitos)


Explanation:
fixed in one's ways = set in one's ways
Aug 2, 2008 ... set in one's ways. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary ... He's as set in his ways now as a little old man. ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/set_in_one's_ways - Cached - Similar
►
Set in one's ways, be | Define Set in one's ways, be at Dictionary.com
set in one's ways, be. Be inflexible, fixed in one's habits, as in She's too set in her ways to go out and buy a dog. This idiom uses set in the sense of ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/set+in+one's+ways,+be - Cached - Similar
set in one's ways, be: Information from Answers.com
set in one's ways, be Be inflexible, fixed in one's habits, as in She's too set in her ways to go out and buy a dog.
www.answers.com › ... › Literature & Language

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-01-24 13:42:49 GMT)
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Ela é muito inflexível em seus hábitos. Não é obstinada, rígida em seus hábitos.

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-01-24 13:43:52 GMT)
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Correção

NÃO É OBSTINADA, MAS RÍGIDA EM SEUS HÁBITOS.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 321
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Soares
21 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
1 hr
  -> Grata!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
resoluta em/com relação aos seus hábitos


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão...

Não é obstinada, mas resoluta em seus hábitos.

ou

Não é obstinada, mas resoluta com relação aos seus hábitos.

Mairo Vergara
Brazil
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
teimosa


Explanation:
Bem mais simples.

"Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want."

Obistinado seria quase a mesma coisa, só que uma pessoa obestinada é irracionalmente persistente.

Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 16:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ela tem hábitos estabelecidos


Explanation:
Outra maneira...

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
muita convencida convencional e conservadora


Explanation:
muita convencida convencional e conservadora

Nick Taylor
Local time: 20:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38
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