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Old February 02, 2012, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Glen View Post
I found the adjective "diehard," one word rather than two, as empedernido. Does that help?
Not exactly for a fan:

un fumador empedernido ---> an inveterate smoker
un solterón empedernido ---> a confirmed bachelor
un criminal empedernido ---> a hardened criminal

Though die-hard could be sometimes rendered as empedernido, this term relates with rigidly repeating a behaviour, particularly one that is vicious. That's why we prefer other adjectives with positive uses of die-hard:

a die-hard romantic ---> un romántico incurable
a die-hard prankster --> un bromista incorregible
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