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    Agrippine (en. Agrippina)

    /a.ɡʁi.pin/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A person who frequently clings to ideas or situations.
    This person never gives up, no matter the circumstances.
    Cette agrippine ne lâche jamais prise, peu importe les circonstances.
    A person who is obsessed with something.
    He has become so fixated on his project that he has forgotten his friends.
    Il est devenu une agrippine de son projet au point d'oublier ses amis.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'aggripere', meaning to seize or grab.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be tenacious in one's ideas
    not wanting to abandon one's opinions
    être agrippine à ses idées
    to cling to a project
    to hold on tightly to a project
    aggriper à un projet
    tenacious in the situation
    a person who does not let go of a tricky situation
    agrippine de la situation

    Related Words

    to grab
    To seize forcefully.
    agripper
    clinging
    The act of hanging on.
    aggripement
    tenacity
    The quality of being tenacious.
    tenacité

    Slang Meanings

    A person who is hard to convince.
    She's a real tenacious person, she never changes her mind.
    C'est une vraie agrippine, elle ne change jamais d'avis.
    Someone who gets too involved in a situation.
    Stop being so tenacious and let others handle it.
    Arrête d'être une agrippine et laisse les autres s'en occuper.