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1 insister
insister [ɛ̃siste]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. insister sur [+ sujet, détail] to stress• frottez en insistant (bien) sur les taches rub hard, paying particular attention to stainsb. ( = s'obstiner) to be insistent• comme ça ne l'intéressait pas, je n'ai pas insisté since it didn't interest him, I didn't press the matter• j'avais dit non, mais il a insisté I had said no, but he wouldn't let the matter drop• j'a dit non, n'insistez pas ! I said no, don't pester me!* * *ɛ̃sisteverbe intransitif1) ( persévérer) to insistentendu, je n'insiste pas! — all right ou OK, I won't insist!
inutile d'insister, ils doivent être sortis — it's pointless to keep on trying, they must be out
inutile d'insister, il est têtu — there's no point in insisting, he's stubborn
2) ( mettre l'accent)insister sur — to stress [danger, besoin]; to put the emphasis on [orthographe, attitude]
3) ( repasser plusieurs fois)insister sur — to pay particular attention to [tache, défaut, aspérité]
* * *ɛ̃siste vi1) to insistinsister sur [détail, note] — to stress
et j'insiste sur ce point,... — and I want to stress this point,...
2) (= s'obstiner) to keep on* * *insister verb table: aimer vi1 ( persévérer) ( auprès d'une personne) to be insistent (auprès de with), to insist; (au téléphone, à une porte, avec machine) to keep trying; il ne voulait pas venir avec nous, j'ai dû insister he didn't want to come with us, I had to insist; entendu je n'insiste pas! OK I won't insist!; je n'insiste pas puisque vous conduisez I won't insist since you're driving; insister pour parler à qn to insist on speaking to sb; j'ai dû insister pour qu'il vienne I had to press him to come; il insiste pour être reçu he insists on being seen; ‘ça ne répond pas’-‘insiste, il est peut-être dans le jardin’ ‘there's no reply!’-‘keep on trying, he may be in the garden GB ou yard US’; inutile d'insister, ils doivent être sortis it's pointless to keep on trying, they must be out; inutile d'insister, il est têtu there's no point in insisting, he's stubborn; il est parti sans insister he left without further ado;2 ( mettre l'accent) insister sur to stress, to lay stress on [résultat, événement, danger, besoin]; to put the emphasis on [orthographe, présentation, attitude]; n'insistons pas sur cette question délicate let's not dwell on this delicate question; insister sur la nécessité de faire to stress the need to do;[ɛ̃siste] verbe intransitif1. [persévérer] to insistje ne vous dirai rien, inutile d'insister! I'm not telling you anything, so there's no point pressing me any further!ça ne répond pas — insistez! there's no answer — keep trying ou try again!il était en colère, alors je n'ai pas insisté he was angry, so I didn't push the matter (any further) ou I didn't insist2. [demander instamment] to insist————————insister sur verbe plus prépositionsi j'étais toi, je n'insisterais pas trop sur le salaire if I were you, I wouldn't lay too much emphasis on the salarydans notre école, nous insistons beaucoup sur la discipline in our school, we attach great importance to ou lay great stress on discipline2. [s'attarder sur - anecdote] to dwell on (inseparable) ; [ - tache, défaut] to pay particular attention tomes années d'école, sur lesquelles je n'insisterai pas my school years which I'd rather skate over ou I'd rather not dwell on
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