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1 persistence
[pə'sɪstəns]nome persistenza f., perseveranza f.; spreg. ostinazione f.* * *noun persistenza* * *persistence /pəˈsɪstəns/, persistency /pəˈsɪstənsɪ/n. [u]1 persistenza ( anche scient. e comput.); perseveranza; ostinazione: (fisiol.) persistence of vision, persistenza delle immagini2 permanenza; durata3 (fis.) bagliore residuo.* * *[pə'sɪstəns]nome persistenza f., perseveranza f.; spreg. ostinazione f. -
2 persistence per·sis·tence n
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3 dogged
['dɒgɪd] [AE 'dɔːgɪd] 1. 2.aggettivo [ attempt] caparbio, ostinato; [ persistence] tenace; [ refusal] ostinato; [ resistance] tenace, accanito; [ person] tenace, caparbio, ostinato* * *['doɡid]adjective (keeping on at what one is doing in a determined and persistent manner: his dogged perseverance.) tenace* * *dogged /ˈdɒgɪd/a.ostinato; accanito: his dogged pursuit of justice, la sua ostinata ricerca della giustizia; a dogged competitor, un accanito concorrente; to put up dogged resistance, opporre un'accanita resistenzadoggedly avv. doggedness n. [u].* * *['dɒgɪd] [AE 'dɔːgɪd] 1. 2.aggettivo [ attempt] caparbio, ostinato; [ persistence] tenace; [ refusal] ostinato; [ resistance] tenace, accanito; [ person] tenace, caparbio, ostinato -
4 persistency
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5 will ****
I [wɪl] would pt1. modal aux vb1)will you be there? — ci sarai?will you do it? — yes, I will/no, I won't — lo farai? — sì (lo farò)/no (non lo farò)
I will have finished it by tomorrow — lo finirò entro domani
2)he will or he'll be there by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato ormaithat will be the postman — sarà il postino
3)(in commands, requests, offers)
will you be quiet! — vuoi fare silenzio?I won't go — oh yes you will, my lad! — non ci andrò — oh sì che ci andrai, ragazzo mio!
I will not or won't put up with it! — non intendo tollerarlo!
will you sit down — (politely) prego, si accomodi, (angrily) vuoi metterti seduto!
4)(expressing habits, persistence, capability)
the car will do 100 mph — la macchina fa 100 miglia all'orahe will often sit there for hours — spesso rimane seduto lì per ore
2. vi(wish) volereII [wɪl](just) as you will! — come vuoi!
1. n1) volontàthe will to win/live — la voglia di vincere/vivere
against sb's will — contro la volontà or il volere di qn
2) (testament) testamento2. vt1)to will sb to do sth — pregare (tra sé) perché qn faccia qc2)to will sth to sb — lasciare qc a qn in eredità -
6 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)
См. также в других словарях:
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persistence — index continuance, continuation (prolongation), diligence (perseverance), industry (activity), longevity … Law dictionary
persistence — 1540s, from Fr. persistance, from L. persistentem (see PERSIST (Cf. persist)). Often spelled persistance 16c. Related: Persistency … Etymology dictionary
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persistence — per|sis|tence [pəˈsıstəns US pər ] n [U] 1.) determination to do something even though it is difficult or other people oppose it ▪ Her persistence paid off when she was offered the job of manager. ▪ Why can t I come? repeated Will with dogged… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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