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fatma najoua
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please the compound adj dog- headed how do we form it? is it formed by a noun + adj like in the example sun - dried. |
17 Sep 2014
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korova-daisy
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In this case dog-headed (= having a head like a dog) is a compound adjective formed with two nouns (dog and head)) + suffix -ed. The first part of a compound adjective can also be a number or an adjective: a three-legged table ( =a table with three legs) - number + noun + ed, a blue-eyed kid (= a kid with blue eyes) - adjective + noun + ed
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18 Sep 2014
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fatma najoua
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thanks for the answer but i mean by dog- headed a person who doesn �t listen to an advice. |
18 Sep 2014
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yanogator
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Where did you get this word, fatma? Maybe it is used in other countries, but not in the US, so I have never heard it. Here we use both pigheaded and bullheaded to mean stubborn. Yes, it is similar to sun-dried, except that "dried" is the past participle used as an adjective, and "headed" is an adjective made from a noun, as korova-daisy said. Bruce |
18 Sep 2014
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cunliffe
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Same here in in the good old UK, which may of course not be such a UK tomorrow! We say �pigheaded �. I haven �t heard of dogheaded. Many people do have dog breath, though. Particularly ranting, raving Scottish nationalists! Only joking! |
18 Sep 2014
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Jayho
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Hi there
Dohgeaded is not the right word but perhaps dogged is what you are looking or.
You can read the definition here:
However, as Lynne said, pigheaded is what we usually say. Or stubborn, or tenacious.
Cheers
Jayho
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18 Sep 2014
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MarionG
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It might be a cultural thing..in a culture where pigs are considered unclean, calling a person pigheaded for just being stubborn might be a bit too much. Problem is that these kind of expressions can �t really be translated, I would therefore stick with stubborn, and leave the animals out of it ☺.
on a funny note; when I first moved to Israel, people would use expressions they translated directly from Hebrew into English when talking to me. I remember being really confused when someone said: I �ll show you where the fish piss from (!!!????) |
19 Sep 2014
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yanogator
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@Marion, I think you need to explain what that expression means, please. Thanks, Bruce |
19 Sep 2014
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