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1 persevere
pə:si'viə(to continue to (try to) do something in spite of difficulties: He persevered in his task.) perseverar, insistirtr[pɜːsɪ'vɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 perseverar (at/in/with, en)v.• perseverar v.'pɜːrsə'vɪr, ˌpɜːsɪ'vɪə(r)intransitive verb perseverarI persevered, and it worked — seguí insistiendo y funcionó
[ˌpɜːsɪ'vɪǝ(r)]VI perseverar, persistir (in en)to persevere with — perseverar con, continuar con
* * *['pɜːrsə'vɪr, ˌpɜːsɪ'vɪə(r)]intransitive verb perseverarI persevered, and it worked — seguí insistiendo y funcionó
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2 persevere
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3 stick with
v + prep + oa) ( stay close to) no separarse deb) ( remain faithful to) \<\<husband/friend\>\> no abandonar, mantenerse* fiel ac) (continue, persevere with) perseverar con, seguir* adelante con* * *v + prep + oa) ( stay close to) no separarse deb) ( remain faithful to) \<\<husband/friend\>\> no abandonar, mantenerse* fiel ac) (continue, persevere with) perseverar con, seguir* adelante con -
4 keep at
1) v + prep + o ( persevere with)to keep at it — seguir* dándole (fam)
you have to keep at them to get them to do anything — hay que estarles encima para que hagan algo
2) v + o + prep + o ( force to work)I kept them (hard) at it all day — no los dejé levantar cabeza en todo el día
1. VI + PREP1)to keep at sth * — (=persevere with) perseverar en algo
despite his problems he kept at his studies — a pesar de sus problemas siguió perseverando en los estudios
keep at it! * — ¡ánimo!, ¡no te aflojes! (LAm)
2)to keep at sb: she kept at him until she got an interview * — (=pester) no paró hasta que le concedió una entrevista
2.VT + PREPhe wanted to rest but I kept him at it until he had run an extra 100 metres — quería parar a descansar pero seguí animándole y corrió otros 100 metros
* * *1) v + prep + o ( persevere with)to keep at it — seguir* dándole (fam)
you have to keep at them to get them to do anything — hay que estarles encima para que hagan algo
2) v + o + prep + o ( force to work)I kept them (hard) at it all day — no los dejé levantar cabeza en todo el día
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5 stick at
(to persevere with (work etc): He must learn to stick at his job.) perseverar, perseguir env + prep + o (colloq) \<\<exercises/work\>\> seguir* con* * *v + prep + o (colloq) \<\<exercises/work\>\> seguir* con -
6 stick at
v.1 perseverar en (persevere with)2 seguir con, perseverar en. -
7 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) agarrar(se), sujetar2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) esperarhold on vb1. esperar2. agarrarseexpr.• agarrarse fuerte expr. (To wait)hold on expr.• esperar expr.1) v + adva) ( wait) esperarhold on, please — un momentito, por favor
b) ( survive) resistir, aguantarc) (clasp, grip) agarrarseto hold on to something/somebody — agarrarse a or de algo/alguien
d) ( keep)to hold on to something — conservar or guardar algo
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( fasten) sujetar1. VI + ADV1) (=grip, cling) agarrarse2) (=persevere) aguantar, resistirhold on! — ¡ánimo!
can you hold on? — ¿te animas a continuar?
3) (=wait) esperar, seguir esperandohold on! — ¡espera!; (Telec) ¡no cuelgue!
hold on, I'm coming! — ¡espera que ya voy!
2.VT + ADV sujetar* * *1) v + adva) ( wait) esperarhold on, please — un momentito, por favor
b) ( survive) resistir, aguantarc) (clasp, grip) agarrarseto hold on to something/somebody — agarrarse a or de algo/alguien
d) ( keep)to hold on to something — conservar or guardar algo
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( fasten) sujetar
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