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adjective She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions.) persistente, insistentetr[pə'sɪstənt]1 (person) persistente, insistente2 (cough, pain, fog) persistente; (rain) continuo,-a, persistente; (denials, rumours, warnings) continuo,-a, constante, repetido,-apersistent [pər'sɪstənt] adj: persistente♦ persistently advadj.• caballero, -a adj.• permanente adj.• persistente adj.• pertinaz adj.• porfiado, -a adj.• presuroso, -a adj.pər'sɪstənt, pə'sɪstənta) ( unceasing) <demands/warnings> continuo, constante, repetido; <cough/fog> persistente; < rain> continua, persistenteb) ( undaunted) <salesman/suitor> insistente, persistente[pǝ'sɪstǝnt]1. ADJ1) (=tenacious) [person] insistente2) (=continuing) [rumours, rain, headache] persistente; [problem] continuo, que persiste3) (=repeated, constant) [questions, refusal, denial] continuo, constante2.CPDpersistent offender N — multirreincidente mf, delincuente mf habitual
persistent vegetative state N — estado m vegetativo persistente
* * *[pər'sɪstənt, pə'sɪstənt]a) ( unceasing) <demands/warnings> continuo, constante, repetido; <cough/fog> persistente; < rain> continua, persistenteb) ( undaunted) <salesman/suitor> insistente, persistente -
2 persistent
adj.persistente, insistente (persona); pertinaz (rain, pain); persistente (doubts, rumors) -
3 persist
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).) persistir, continuar; insistir, empeñarse- persistently
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tr[pə'sɪst]1 (person) persistir (in, en)2 (pain, loyalty, belief) persistir; (rain) continuar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto persist in doing something insistir en hacer algo, empeñarse en hacer algopersist [pər'sɪst] vi: persistirv.• emperrarse v.• empeñar v.• encasquetarse v.• humear v.• persistir v.• porfiar v.• porrear v.pər'sɪst, pə'sɪsta) \<\<person\>\> ( continue doggedly)to persist IN something/-ING: they persisted in the belief o in believing that... — persistieron en la creencia de que...
b) \<\<belief/doubts/pain\>\> persistirif the rain persists... — si continúa or sigue lloviendo...
[pǝ'sɪst]VI1) (=continue to exist) [belief, rumour, symptoms] persistir2) (=insist)he persists in calling me at all hours of the day — se empeña or insiste en llamarme a todas horas del día
* * *[pər'sɪst, pə'sɪst]a) \<\<person\>\> ( continue doggedly)to persist IN something/-ING: they persisted in the belief o in believing that... — persistieron en la creencia de que...
b) \<\<belief/doubts/pain\>\> persistirif the rain persists... — si continúa or sigue lloviendo...
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