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1 persévérant
persévérant, e [pεʀseveʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *persévérante pɛʀseveʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [personne] persevering (épith)* * *pɛʀseveʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj persévérant, -e* * *persévérant, persévérante adj [personne] persevering ( épith); de façon persévérante with determination; être persévérant dans l'effort to be determined in one's efforts; tu n'es pas très persévérant! you give up too easily!( féminin persévérante) [pɛrseverɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectifêtre persévérant (dans quelque chose) to be persevering ou to persevere (in something) -
2 acharner
s'acharner aʃaʀne verbe pronominal1) ( s'obstiner) to perseveres'acharner contre — to fight against [projet]
2) ( continuer des violences)s'acharner sur — [personne, animal] to keep going at [victime, proie]; fig [personne] to hound [enfant, collaborateur]
* * *1 ( s'obstiner) to persevere; s'acharner à faire to try desperately to do; à force de s'acharner il a fini par réussir son examen by persevering he eventually passed his exam; une organisation qui s'acharne à dénoncer les manquements aux droits de l'homme an organization that is determined to denounce violations of Human Rights; pourquoi s'acharne-t-il à la faire souffrir? why is he so determined to make her suffer ou hell-bent on making her suffer?; s'acharner contre [personne, groupe] to fight against [projet];2 ( continuer des violences) s'acharner sur [personne, animal] to keep going at [victime, proie]; fig [personne] to hound [enfant, collaborateur]; [destin] to dog [personne, projet]; la fatalité s'acharne sur eux they're dogged by bad luck.[aʃarne]s'acharner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [tourmenter quelqu'un]s'acharner sur ou contre ou après quelqu'un to persecute ou to hound somebodyles médias s'acharnent sur ou contre moi I'm being hounded by the press2. [persévérer]inutile de t'acharner, tu ne la convaincras pas it's no use struggling, you won't persuade her -
3 obstiné
obstiné, e [ɔpstine][personne, caractère, travail] obstinate ; [refus, silence] stubborn* * *
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obstinée ɔpstine adjectif1) ( entêté) [personne, caractère, refus] stubborn2) ( acharné) [efforts] dogged; [chercheur] dedicated3) ( durable) [pluie] persistent
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nom masculin, féminin pigheaded person péj* * *ɔpstine adj obstiné, -e* * *A adj1 ( entêté) [personne, caractère, refus] stubborn;2 ( acharné) [efforts, chercheur] dogged;3 ( durable) [toux, pluie] persistent.B nm,f pigheaded person péj.2. [assidu] obstinateun travail obstiné unyielding ou obstinate work————————, obstinée [ɔpstine] nom masculin, nom féminina. [qui persévère] he's very determinedb. [qui s'entête] he's very stubborn ou obstinate
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