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Más terco/a que una mula

Meaning: Hopelessly obstinate — no argument, fact, or force of nature will shift their position.

Language: Spanish

Literally: More stubborn than a mule

Category: Insult

Origin: Universal in the Spanish-speaking world; mules and stubbornness are inseparable.

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