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2 insistir
v.1 to insist, to persist (en on).no insistas, te he dicho que no don't keep on about it, I've told you the answer is noinsistir en que to insist o maintain thatla dirección insiste en que los empleados deben llevar corbata the management insist on employees wearing a tieno sé por qué insiste en llamarme I don't know why he keeps on o persists in ringing meinsistió mucho sobre este punto he laid great stress on this pointElla porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.2 to insist to.Me insiste Ricardo Ricardo insists to me.* * *1 to insist (en, on)2 (enfatizar) to stress (en, -), emphasize (en, -)* * *verb* * *VI1) (=perseverar)bueno, si insistes — all right, if you insist
insistió en que se trataba de un error — she insisted that it was a mistake, she was adamant that it was a mistake
insisto en que todos abandonen la sala — I insist that everyone leave o leaves the room
no insistas, que no pienso ir — don't keep on about it because I'm not going
yo le decía que no, pero él insistía — I said no, but he kept on and on about it
si no te contestan, insiste — if they don't answer, keep trying
2) (=enfatizar)insistir en o sobre algo — to stress o emphasize sth
* * *verbo intransitivo to insistya que insistes, iré — if you insist, I'll go
insistir en + inf — to insist on -ing
insistir sobre or en algo — to stress something
* * *= insist, persist, plug on, make + a point of + Gerundio.Ex. The others for the most part do have the right names in the catalog, but as cross-references to what I must insist are the wrong names.Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex. This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.----* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* * *verbo intransitivo to insistya que insistes, iré — if you insist, I'll go
insistir en + inf — to insist on -ing
insistir sobre or en algo — to stress something
* * *= insist, persist, plug on, make + a point of + Gerundio.Ex: The others for the most part do have the right names in the catalog, but as cross-references to what I must insist are the wrong names.
Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* * *insistir [I1 ]vito insistes inútil que insistas there's no point going on about it o insistinginsiste, tienen que estar keep trying, they must be therebueno, ya que insistes, sírveme otro OK, if you insist o if you twist my arm, I'll have another one ( colloq)insistir EN + INF to insist ON -INGinsistieron en acompañarme they insisted on coming with meinsistir EN QUE + SUBJ:insiste en que lo hagamos de nuevo he insists (that) we do it againinsistir EN QUE + INDIC:insiste en que es suyo she insists o she is adamant that it's hersinsistir SOBRE or EN algo to stress sthinsistió en la importancia de la reunión she stressed o emphasized the importance of the meeting* * *
insistir ( conjugate insistir) verbo intransitivo
to insist;
es inútil que insistas there's no point going on about it;
insistir en hacer algo to insist on doing sth;
insiste en que lo hagamos he insists (that) we do it;
insiste en que es suyo she is adamant that it's hers;
insistir sobre or en algo to stress sth
insistir verbo intransitivo to insist [en/sobre, on]: insiste en hacerlo, he insists on doing it
insiste en que es inocente, she insists that she's innocent
insistió en su importancia, he stressed its importance
' insistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- hincapié
- machacar
- perjurar
- porfiar
English:
carry on
- hold out
- insist
- labour
- harp
- insistent
- labor
* * *insistir vito insist (en on);bueno, si insistes, tomaré uno all right, if you insist, I'll have one;tú insiste, que ya verás cómo al final abre la puerta don't give up, she'll open the door eventually, you'll see;insistió mucho sobre este punto he laid great stress on this point;no insistas, te he dicho que no don't keep on about it, I've told you the answer is no;no sé por qué insiste en llamarme I don't know why he keeps on o persists in calling me;insistió en la importancia del problema he stressed the importance of the problem;insistir en que to insist o maintain that;la dirección insiste en que los empleados deben llevar corbata the management insist on employees wearing a tie;insistió en que él no era culpable he insisted that he was not to blame* * *v/i1 insist;insistir en hacer algo insist on doing sth2:insistir en algo stress sth* * *insistir v: to insist* * *insistir vb1. (en general) to insistsi no te abren, insistes if they don't open the door, keep trying3. (enfatizar) to stressel profesor insistió en la necesidad de prepararnos el examen the teacher stressed the need to prepare for the exam¡no insistas! stop going on about it! -
3 insistir
• insipient• insist a lot in• insist on• insist too much on• persecutory• persevere to the end• persiflage• persist and you shall conquer -
4 insistir en
• dwell on• hold order• hold out on• insist• insist in• insist in harping on a subject• insist that• insist to• insistence• keep at• lay siege to• lay the bait• make a point of• obtrude• stand upon -
5 insistir en
v.to insist on, to dwell on, to hold out for, to insist in. -
6 insistir en la necesidad de
(v.) = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need forEx. He particularly insisted on the necessity of assuring military protection for the Archaeological Museum of Baghdad.Ex. Early management theory insisted on the need for a systematic analysis of all institutions.* * *(v.) = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need forEx: He particularly insisted on the necessity of assuring military protection for the Archaeological Museum of Baghdad.
Ex: Early management theory insisted on the need for a systematic analysis of all institutions. -
7 insistir demasiado en
• hammer blow• hammer home• harnessing of a river• harp on the same old story• insist that• insist upon• overemphasize -
8 insistir en el punto
• hammer out• hammer together -
9 insistir en que
• insist in harping on a subject• insist to• maintain that• press the point that -
10 insistir en sus derechos
• assert one's rights• stand on one's rightsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > insistir en sus derechos
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11 insistir en un punto
• hamlet• hammer and tongs -
12 insistir en una petición
• press a claimDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > insistir en una petición
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13 insistir mucho en
• insipiently• insist in• rub in -
14 insistir sobre
• insist in• insist that -
15 insistir que
v.to insist that, to insist. -
16 insistir sobre
v.to insist on. -
17 machacar
v.1 to crush.Ella machaca las semillas She crushes the seeds.2 to bone up on(informal) (estudiar). (peninsular Spanish)3 to go on and on (informal) (insistir).4 to repeat over and over, to insist on, to drive into the ground, to repeat.Ella machaca sus razones She repeats over and over her reasons.5 to insist in harping on a subject.Ella machaca siempre She insists in harping on a subject always.* * *1 (triturar) to crush4 familiar (estudiar) to swot up on, US grind away at5 familiar (insistir en) to harp on about, go on about1 (estudiar) to swot up, cram, US grind\machacársela tabú to wank, US jerk offpor mí como si se la machaca tabú I couldn't give a toss* * *1. VT1) (=triturar) to crush2) * (=aniquilar) [+ contrincante] to thrash; [en discusión] to crush, flatten3) [+ precio] to slash4) * [+ lección, asignatura] to swot (up) *5) Esp * (=insistir sobre) to go on about6) (Baloncesto) * to dunk, slam dunk2. VI *1) Esp (=insistir) to go on¡no machaques! — don't go on so!, stop harping on about it!
hierro 1)machacar con o sobre algo — to go on about sth
2) (=empollar) to swot *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.----* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *machacar [A2 ]vtA1 ‹ajo› to crush; ‹almendras› to grind, crush; ‹piedra› to crush, pound4 ‹precios› to slashB ( Esp)1 ( fam)(remachar): machácale bien lo que tiene que hacer make sure you drum into her what she has to dosiguen machacando los mismos puntos they're still going on about o harping on about the same points ( colloq)■ machacarvi1 ( fam)(insistir): machacar con or sobre algo to go on o harp on about sth ( colloq)1 ( fam); ‹dedo› to smash, crush2 ( Esp fam) ‹comida/bebida› to put away ( colloq), to polish off ( colloq); ‹trabajo› to polish off ( colloq); ‹dinero› to blow ( colloq)* * *
machacar ( conjugate machacar) verbo transitivo
‹ almendras› to grind, crush;
‹ piedra› to crush, pound
verbo intransitivo
machacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a golpes) to crush: hay que machacar los ajos, you have to crush the garlic
2 fam (vencer, derrotar) to crush, thrash: nos machacaron en la final, they thrashed us in the final
3 fam (estudiar) to study hard: aún me quedan por machacar dos lecciones, I still have to swot up on two lessons
4 fam (agotar, cansar) to exhaust, wear out: este trabajo me machaca, this job wears me out
II verbo intransitivo
1 fam (estudiar) to cram, US grind
2 fam (insistir) to harp on, go on: siempre machaca sobre lo mismo, she's always going on about the same thing
' machacar' also found in these entries:
English:
crush
- dead
- dent
- labour
- lick
- pound
- grind
- hammer
* * *♦ vt1. [desmenuzar] to crushsigue machacando las mismas ideas she keeps on trotting out the same old ideas6. [en baloncesto] to dunk♦ vi2. [en baloncesto] to dunk* * *I v/t1 ( triturar) crush2 fig ( vencer) thrash3 en baloncesto dunkII v/i2 en baloncesto dunk* * *machacar {72} vt1) : to crush, to grind2) : to beat, to poundmachacar vi: to insist, to go on (about)* * *machacar vb1. (triturar) to crush2. (vencer) to thrash3. (insistir) to go over / to go on -
18 porfiar
v.1 to argue obstinately.2 to argue stubbornly, to be stubborn, to contradict everything.Ese chico porfía sin razón That boy argues stubbornly.3 to insist, to persist.Ella porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.4 to argue stubbornly with, to contradict, to argue with.Ricardo me porfía Ricardo argues stubbornly with me.* * *1 (insistir) to insist (en, on)2 (discutir) to squabble* * *VI1) (=persistir) to persist, insistporfía en que es así — he insists that it is so, he will have it that it is so
2) (=disputar) to argue stubbornly* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( insistir)no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
2) ( perseverar)* * *= persevere.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( insistir)no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
2) ( perseverar)* * *= persevere.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
* * *vino me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said noporfiar EN algo:porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matterporfiaron en que tenían la solución they insisted that they had the answer■ porfiarvtme porfió que ya me lo había devuelto she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to mele porfiaba al médico que era cáncer she kept telling the doctor o she kept insisting that it was cancer* * *
porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;◊ no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it
* * *porfiar vi1. [disputar] to argue obstinatelyporfió en que lo había hecho él he insisted that HE had done it* * *v/i insist (en on)* * *porfiar {85} vi: to insist, to persist -
19 incidir
v.1 to affect.2 to fall again.Incidió en el mismo error He fell again into the same mistake.3 to have an effect on.Nos incidió el alza del combustible The fuel increase had an effect on us.4 to incise, to make an incision.* * *1 (repercutir en) to have an effect on, affect■ la crisis ha incidido notablemente en el turismo the crisis has had a considerable effect on tourism2 (incurrir en) to fall into3 (tratar) to touch upon; (insistir en) to stress■ el ministro volvió a incidir en el tema del racismo the minister again touched upon the subject of racism4 (luz, rayo) to fall on5 MEDICINA to incise in, incise into\incidir en un error to make a mistake* * *1. VI1)incidir en — (=afectar) to influence, affect; (=recaer sobre) to have a bearing on
el impuesto incide más en ellos — the tax affects them most, the tax hits them hardest
2) (=hacer hincapié)2.VT (Med) to incise* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)1) ( influir)eso no incidió en nuestra decisión — that did not affect our decision, that had no bearing on our decision
2) (period) ( insistir)incidió en la necesidad de... — he stressed the need to...
3) (frml) ( incurrir)incidir en algo — en error to fall into something (frml)
* * *----* incidir en = have + a bearing on/upon, impinge on/upon, operate on.* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)1) ( influir)eso no incidió en nuestra decisión — that did not affect our decision, that had no bearing on our decision
2) (period) ( insistir)incidió en la necesidad de... — he stressed the need to...
3) (frml) ( incurrir)incidir en algo — en error to fall into something (frml)
* * ** incidir en = have + a bearing on/upon, impinge on/upon, operate on.* * *incidir [I1 ]vi( frml)A (influir) incidir EN algo to have a bearing ON stheso no incidió en nuestra decisión that did not influence o affect our decision, that did not have any bearing on our decisionla pobreza incide en la salud de estos jóvenes poverty affects o has an effect on the health of these young peoplelos factores que inciden en los accidentes de este tipo the factors which contribute to o have a bearing on accidents of this kindincidió en la necesidad de reducir la plantilla he stressed the need to reduce the workforceC (incurrir) incidir EN algo:generación tras generación incidimos en el mismo error we make the same mistake generation after generation, generation after generation we fall into the same error ( frml)D1 ( Fís, Mat) incidir EN or SOBRE algo «luz/rayos» to fall ON sth, strike sth; «línea» to meet o intersect sth2 (cortar) to incise* * *
incidir verbo intransitivo
1 (incurrir) to fall [en, into]: procuraremos no incidir en los mismos fallos, we'll try not to make the same mistakes
2 (hacer hincapié) to insist [en, on]: el autor incide en la importancia de Godoy, the author insists on the importance of Godoy
3 (tener efecto) to affect, influence: su error no incidió en el resultado final, his mistake didn't affect the outcome
4 (chocar sobre una superficie) to come into contact with
' incidir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repercutir
* * *incidir vi1.incidir en [incurrir en] to fall into, to lapse into;volví a incidir en los mismos errores I made the same mistakes again2.incidir en [insistir en] to emphasize;el conferenciante incidió en la importancia de una alimentación sana the lecturer emphasized the importance of a healthy diet3.incidir en [influir en] to have an impact on, to affect;el frío incide en el consumo energético cold weather affects energy consumption4.* * *I v/i:incidir en un error make a mistakeII v/t incise* * *incidir vi1)incidir en : to fall into, to enter intoincidimos en el mismo error: we fell into the same mistake2)incidir en : to affect, to influence, to have a bearing on -
20 hincapié
m.stress, emphasis.* * *hacer hincapié (insistir) to insist on; (subrayar) to emphasize (en, -), put emphasis (en, on), stress (en, -)* * *SMhacer hincapié en — (=recalcar) to emphasize, stress; (=insistir en) to insist on, demand
hizo hincapié en la necesidad de revisar el reglamento — she emphasized o stressed the need to revise the regulations
* * *hizo especial hincapié en las ventajas económicas — she put special emphasis on the economic advantages
hizo hincapié en que... — he stressed o emphasized (the fact) that...
* * *= emphasis [emphases, -pl.].Ex. Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.----* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* * *hizo especial hincapié en las ventajas económicas — she put special emphasis on the economic advantages
hizo hincapié en que... — he stressed o emphasized (the fact) that...
* * *= emphasis [emphases, -pl.].Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* * *hizo especial hincapié en las ventajas económicas del proyecto she put special emphasis on the economic advantages of the projecthizo hincapié en que mantendrían el control de la compañía he stressed o emphasized (the fact) that they would maintain control of the company* * *
hincapié sustantivo masculino:◊ hacer hincapié en algo to stress o emphasize sth
hincapié sustantivo masculino hacer hincapié en, (recalcar) to emphasize, stress
(insistir) to insist on: hay que hacer hincapié en esta sencilla precaución para evitar más sufrimiento, we need to stress the importance of this simple measure to avoid further suffering
' hincapié' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acento
- incidir
English:
accent
- accentuate
- dwell on
- emphasis
- emphasize
- stress
- dwell
* * *hincapié nmhacer hincapié en [insistir] to insist on;[subrayar] to emphasize, to stress;hizo mucho hincapié en ese punto he laid stress o emphasis on that point* * *m:hacer hincapié put special emphasis (en on)* * *hincapié nmhacer hincapié en : to emphasize, to stress* * *hincapié n
См. также в других словарях:
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insistir — intransitivo machacar, dar la tabarra, calentar la cabeza, perseverar*, persistir, porfiar, obstinarse, empecinarse, volver a la carga, volver a la misma canción, no dar el brazo a torcer, hacer hincapié (coloquial), dar la lata (coloquial). ≠… … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos