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1 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! -
2 soutenir
soutenir [sut(ə)niʀ]➭ TABLE 221. transitive verba. ( = servir d'appui, d'aide à) to support• il les a beaucoup soutenus dans leur épreuve he gave them a lot of support in their time of troubleb. [+ attention, conversation, effort] to keep upc. [+ assaut, combat, siège] to withstand ; [+ regard] to beard. ( = défendre) [+ droits] to uphold2. reflexive verbb. ( = s'entraider) to stand by each other• dans la famille, ils se soutiennent tous the family all stand by each other* * *sutniʀ
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1) ( donner son appui) to supportsoutenir à bout de bras — to keep [somebody/something] afloat [personne, projet]
2) Économie, Finance to support [monnaie, marché, cours, économie]3) ( affirmer) to maintain [contraire]; to defend [paradoxe]; to uphold [opinion]4) ( servir de support) to support [personne, toit, monnaie]5) ( donner des forces) to keep [somebody] going [personne]6) ( réconforter) [personne] to support; [espoir] to sustain7) ( faire durer) to keep [something] alive [curiosité, intérêt]; to keep [something] going [conversation]; to keep up, to sustain [effort, rythme]8) ( résister) to withstand [choc, siège, assaut, regard]; to bear [comparaison]9) Universitésoutenir sa thèse — to have one's viva GB ou defense US
2.
se soutenir verbe pronominal1) ( s'entraider) to support each other2) ( être défendable) [argument, hypothèse] to be tenable, to hold oneself up* * *sut(ə)niʀ vt1) (moralement) to supportIl m'a toujours soutenu contre elle. — He's always supported me against her.
2) (= résister à) [assaut, choc] to stand up to, to withstandsoutenir la comparaison avec — to bear comparison with, to stand comparison with
3) (= maintenir) [intérêt, effort] to keep upIl marchait trop vite et je n'arrivais pas à soutenir l'allure. — He was walking too fast and I couldn't keep up.
4) (= assurer) [vues, idées] to maintainElle soutenait que c'était impossible. — She maintained that it was impossible.
* * *soutenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( donner son appui) to support [personne, projet, action, candidat, gouvernement, équipe]; soutenir la majorité/une famille pauvre to support the majority/a poor family; soutenir une grève to support a strike; soutenir à bout de bras to keep [sb/sth] afloat [personne, projet]; soutenir qn contre qn to side with sb against sb; soutenir sa fille contre son père to side with one's daughter against her father;3 ( affirmer) to maintain [contraire]; to defend [paradoxe]; to uphold [opinion]; soutenir que to maintain that; soutenir que la récession a pris fin to maintain that the recession has ended;4 ( servir de support) to support [personne, toit, monnaie]; mur soutenu par des étais wall supported by props; mes jambes ne me soutiennent plus my legs won't hold me up; des oreillers soutenaient la tête du malade the patient was propped up on pillows;5 ( donner des forces) to keep [sb] going [personne]; un peu de café te soutiendra a drink of coffee will keep you going;6 ( réconforter) [personne] to support; [espoir] to sustain; tu m'as toujours soutenu you have always supported me; seul l'espoir me soutient hope alone sustains me; soutenir le moral de qn to keep sb's spirits up; il a besoin qu'on lui soutienne le moral his morale needs boosting; soutenir le moral des troupes to encourage the troops;7 ( faire durer) to keep [sth] alive [curiosité, intérêt]; to keep [sth] going [conversation]; to keep up, to sustain [effort, train de vie, rythme]; soutenir l'intérêt des lecteurs to keep the readers' interest alive;8 ( résister) to withstand [choc, siège, assaut, regard]; to bear [comparaison] (avec with); elle ne soutient pas la comparaison avec ta sœur she isn't nearly as good as your sister; il soutient la comparaison avec ton frère he is as good as your brother;B se soutenir vpr1 ( s'entraider) to support each other; se soutenir entre collègues to support each other as colleagues;2 ( être défendable) [argument, hypothèse] to be tenable;3 ( se tenir debout) [personne] to hold oneself up; elle a de la peine à se soutenir she can hardly hold herself up.[sutnir] verbe transitif1. [maintenir - suj: pilier, poutre] to hold up (separable), to support ; [ - suj: attelle, gaine, soutien-gorge] to supportun médicament pour soutenir le cœur a drug to sustain the heart ou to keep the heart goingsa présence m'a beaucoup soutenue dans cette épreuve his presence was a great comfort to me in this ordeal3. [être partisan de - candidature, cause, politique etc.] to support, to back (up), to stand by (inseparable)tu soutiens toujours ta fille contre moi! you always stand up for ou you're always siding with your daughter against me!soutenir une équipe to be a fan of ou to support a teamje pense que nous sommes libres mais elle soutient le contraire I think that we are free but she claims (that) the opposite is trueelle m'a soutenu mordicus qu'il était venu ici (familier) she swore blind ou she insisted that he'd been heresoutenir la comparaison avec to stand ou to bear comparison with7. [prolonger - attention, discussion, suspense etc.] to keep up (separable), to sustain ; [ - réputation] to maintain, to keep upil est difficile de soutenir une conversation lorsque les enfants sont présents it's difficult to keep a conversation going ou to keep up a conversation when the children are around9. UNIVERSITÉ————————se soutenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se soutenir verbe pronominal intransitifle vieillard n'arrivait plus à se soutenir sur ses jambes the old man's legs could no longer support ou carry him2. [se prolonger - attention, intérêt, suspense] to be kept up ou maintained -
3 obsta|wać
impf (obstaję) vi 1. (upierać się) to insist (przy czymś on sth); to stand one’s ground- obstawać przy swoim zdaniu to stick to one’s opinion- uparcie obstawali, że to prawda they insisted that it was true- obstawała przy swojej niewinności she insisted that she was innocent- ojciec z początku obstawał za skrzypcami, ale w końcu kupiono mi pianino at first my father insisted on a violin, but in the end they bought me a piano- obstawał przy swojej decyzji he stuck to his decision- obstawać przy swoim to stick to one’s guns pot.2. przest. (bronić) to stand (za kimś by sb), to stick (za kimś with sb)- obstawać za przyjacielem to stand by one’s friendThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obsta|wać
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