intransigeance

Les deux parties ont abandonné leur intransigeance pour trouver un accord.
Both sides set aside their inflexibility to reach an agreement.
Dans cette crise, l'intransigeance risque d'aggraver le conflit.
In this crisis, unwillingness to compromise could worsen the conflict.
Elle défend ses principes avec une certaine intransigeance.
She defends her principles with a certain uncompromising firmness.
L'intransigeance du directeur a bloqué les négociations.
The director's inflexibility stalled the negotiations.
Son intransigeance envers les retards agace l'équipe.
His intransigence about lateness annoys the team.

Similar words

fermeté

inflexibilité

rigidité

L'intransigeance du directeur a bloqué les négociations.
The director's inflexibility stalled the negotiations.
Elle défend ses principes avec une certaine intransigeance.
She defends her principles with a certain uncompromising firmness.
Son intransigeance envers les retards agace l'équipe.
His intransigence about lateness annoys the team.
Dans cette crise, l'intransigeance risque d'aggraver le conflit.
In this crisis, unwillingness to compromise could worsen the conflict.
Les deux parties ont abandonné leur intransigeance pour trouver un accord.
Both sides set aside their inflexibility to reach an agreement.

inflexibilité

fermeté

rigidité

From intransigeant, “unwilling to compromise”, a word that entered French through Spanish intransigente.

What does intransigeance mean?

A firm refusal to compromise.

Is intransigeance feminine?

Yes: une intransigeance.

Is intransigeance always negative?

No, it may express admirable firmness about a principle.

Can it stop negotiations?

Yes, if neither side accepts concessions.

What adjective corresponds to intransigeance?

Intransigeant, feminine intransigeante.

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