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1 insist
A vtr1 ( demand) insister ; ( authoritatively) exiger ; to insist that insister pour que (+ subj) ; ( authoritatively) exiger que (+ subj) ; I insist you tell me! j'exige que tu me le dises! ;2 ( maintain forcefully) affirmer, soutenir ; they insisted that it was true ils ont affirmé que c'était la vérité ; she insisted that she was innocent elle a protesté de son innocence.B vi insister ; I won't insist je n'insisterai pas ; all right, if you insist très bien, puisque tu insistes or puisque tu y tiens ; to insist on exiger [punctuality, silence] ; to insist on doing tenir à faire ; he will insist on getting up early/paying for everything il tient absolument à se lever tôt/à tout payer ; to insist on sb doing tenir à ce que qn fasse, insister pour que qn fasse ; I really must insist j'insiste, il le faut. -
2 insist
insist [ɪnˈsɪst]a. ( = demand) insister• I must insist that you let me help laisse-moi t'aider, j'insisteb. ( = affirm) soutenir* * *[ɪn'sɪst] 1.transitive verb1) ( demand) insister ( that pour que); ( authoritatively) exiger ( that que + subj)2) ( maintain forcefully) affirmer ( that que)2.intransitive verb insisterto insist on doing — vouloir à tout prix faire, tenir à faire
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3 hammer
hammer [ˈhæmər]1. nounmarteau m• they were going at it hammer and tongs ( = working) ils y mettaient tout leur cœur ; ( = arguing) ils discutaient âprementa. [+ metal] marteler• I'd had it hammered into me that... on m'avait enfoncé dans la tête que...b. (British) (inf) ( = defeat) battre à plates coutures ; ( = criticize severely) descendre en flammes ; ( = damage severely) frapper de plein fouet[+ plan, agreement] élaborer (avec difficulté)* * *['hæmə(r)] 1.1) gen, Music marteau mto come ou go under the hammer — être vendu aux enchères
2) Sport ( discipline) lancer m de marteau2.transitive verbto hammer something into — enfoncer quelque chose dans [wall, fence]
2) fig ( insist forcefully)3) ( attack) critiquer4) (colloq) Sport ( defeat) battre [quelqu'un] à plates coutures3.1) ( use hammer) frapper à coups de marteau2) ( pound) tambouriner (on, at contre)•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 hammer
A n1 ( tool) marteau m ;2 ( of piano) marteau m ;4 Sport ( ball) marteau m ; ( discipline) lancer m de marteau ; to throw the hammer lancer le marteau ;B vtr1 lit ( beat) marteler [metal sheet, door, table, piano keys] ; to hammer sth into enfoncer qch dans [wall, fence, rock] ; to hammer sth into shape façonner qch au marteau ; they hammer the copper into pots ils façonnent le cuivre pour en faire des pots ; to hammer sth flat aplatir qch à coups de marteau ; she hammered her fists against the door elle tapait des poings contre la porte ;2 fig ( insist forcefully) to hammer sth into faire entrer qch dans la tête de [pupils, recruits] ; they had grammar/Latin hammered into them on leur a bien inculqué la grammaire/le latin ; to hammer home a message/warning bien faire comprendre un message/avertissement ;5 ( attack) [artillery] pilonner [enemy positions, target] ; [recession, unemployment] accabler [district, region].C vi1 ( use hammer) frapper à coups de marteau ;2 ( pound) to hammer on ou at [person, rain, hailstones] tambouriner contre [door, window] ; hailstones hammered against the window/on the roof la grêle tambourinait contre la fenêtre/sur le toit ;3 ( thump) [heart] battre fort.■ hammer away lit taper à coups de marteau ; fig to hammer away at [lobbyist, campaigners] s'attaquer à [proposal, issue] ; [artillery] pilonner [enemy position] ; [caller] tambouriner contre [door] ; [pupil] taper sur [piano] ; he's hammering away at his essay il travaille sur son devoir avec acharnement.■ hammer in:▶ hammer in [sth], hammer [sth] in enfoncer [qch] à coups de marteau.■ hammer out:▶ hammer out [sth], hammer [sth] out ( negotiate) parvenir à [qch] après maintes discussions [agreement, policy, formula].
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