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English translation: stubbornly set his jaw
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| 4 | stubbornly set his jaw |
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1 hr confidence: 
Thrust his jaw stubbornly Explanation: Una posibilidad. Ojalá sirva. Saludos. |
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9 hrs confidence:
stubbornly set his jaw Explanation: Same as Tomas' suggestion, but with "set" instead of "thrust". Example sentence(s):
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/jaw-set.2647145/ https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-french/poetry-literature/6359891-set-his-jaw.html |
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