Empedernido in english
Inveterate
pronunciation: ɪnvetɜrət part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: ɪnvetɜrət part of speech: adjective
In gestures
empedernido = hardened ; out-and-out ; habitual ; diehard ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed.
Example: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.Example: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Example: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.Example: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.Example: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.Example: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.more:
» bebedor empedernido = heavy drinker ; hard drinker .
Example: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers. Example: Whether you are a hard drinker, a moderate drinker or a teetotaler, you may have some pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices, about drinking alcohol.» comprador empedernido = spendaholic .
Example: Our trade deficit -- bringing more things in from foreign countries than we sell to the same countries -- has turned us into a nation of spendaholics.» fumador empedernido = chain smoker ; heavy smoker .
Example: The author gives a process analysis of the chain smoker's procedure in smoking. Example: In general, a light smoker is someone who smokes less than 10 cigarettes per day while someone who smokes a pack a day or more is a heavy smoker.» jugador empedernido = compulsive gambler .
Example: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.