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1 persist
[pə'sɪst]verbo intransitivo persistere, insistere ( in doing nel fare)* * *[pə'sist](to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc: It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).) persistere- persistently
- persistence* * *[pə'sɪst]verbo intransitivo persistere, insistere ( in doing nel fare) -
2 persist per·sist vi
[pə'sɪst](person) persistere, ostinarsi, (custom, rain) persistere, durareto persist in sth/in doing sth — ostinarsi in qc/a fare qc, persistere in qc/nel or a fare qc
if the cough persists, contact your doctor — se la tosse persiste, contattare il medico
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3 (to) persist
(to) persist /pəˈsɪst/v. i.1 persistere; perseverare; ostinarsi; insistere: to persist in doing st. one's way, ostinarsi a fare qc. a modo proprio2 permanere; continuare; durare: Bad weather persisted throughout the winter, il brutto tempo è durato tutto l'inverno3 proseguire; seguitare: The miners persisted with their search for gold, i minatori proseguirono nella loro ricerca dell'oro. -
4 (to) persist
(to) persist /pəˈsɪst/v. i.1 persistere; perseverare; ostinarsi; insistere: to persist in doing st. one's way, ostinarsi a fare qc. a modo proprio2 permanere; continuare; durare: Bad weather persisted throughout the winter, il brutto tempo è durato tutto l'inverno3 proseguire; seguitare: The miners persisted with their search for gold, i minatori proseguirono nella loro ricerca dell'oro. -
5 resolutely
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6 last out
1) (not run out) [ money] bastare; [ supplies] durare* * *(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) durare, resistere per, superare* * *1) (not run out) [ money] bastare; [ supplies] durare -
7 flout vt
[flaʊt]
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Persist — Per*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See {Per }, and {Stand}.] To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
persist in — index adhere (persist), bear (tolerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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persist — 1530s, from M.Fr. persister (14c.), from L. persistere continue steadfastly, from per thoroughly + sistere come to stand, cause to stand still (see ASSIST (Cf. assist)) … Etymology dictionary
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