Provençal expression

Testard coumo un ai

Character

Literal translation

as stubborn as a donkey

Meaning

as stubborn as a mule

Explanation

A direct, transparent comparison between stubbornness and the proverbial character of the donkey, pronounced "testar coum'ünn ail".

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