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Meanings of adamant in English

Portuguese
adamantino
Catalan
diamant

Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem.

adamantino

Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill.

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Usage of adamant in English
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Some Muslims are adamant however that they need to defend their religion.
Reuters
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Some developers, however, are adamant they don't need to help international brands.
Reuters
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But he was adamant that retaliatory violence would only spark more violence.
True compass: a memoir
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Very quietly, he said, 'She was adamant that she come home first.
Into the Water
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However, she was adamant the issue of meth shouldn't define the country.
Radio NZ
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But Balmer is adamant that increased government funding will still be necessary.
The Guardian
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However, police are adamant they did not have enough evidence to prosecute.
Radio NZ
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Telenor officials remain adamant the company's efforts to secure control are legal.
Reuters
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The race organisers were adamant, however, that the plan must be followed.
The Irish Times
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Barbara was adamant that everything we had done so far was wrong.
Escape
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But Rachel is adamant: I know the difference between sleeping and waking.
The Guardian
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However in the meantime he was adamant he was not going anywhere.
Radio NZ
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Some were adamant that Banda could not be allowed to take power.
The Guardian
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Referee Damian Hancock, however, was adamant that the shot had gone wide.
The Irish Times
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The United States is adamant about the separation of church and state.
The Irish Times
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He steeped his body in indestructibility and wrote his name in adamant.
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Catalan
diamant
Adamant through the time
Adamant across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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