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Avere la testa quadrata

To be narrow-minded

Literal Translation

"To have a square head"

What it means

To be narrow-minded. Describes someone who is inflexible and unable to consider new perspectives or ideas.

Example in context

"Non c'è modo di convincerlo — ha la testa quadrata."

"There's no way to convince him — he's narrow-minded."

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