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1 persister
persister [pεʀsiste]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• je persiste à croire que... I still believe that...* * *pɛʀsisteverbe intransitif1) ( durer) [symptôme, douleur] to persist; [mauvais temps, inflation] to continue; [doute, problème] to remain; [odeur] to linger2) ( s'obstiner)je persiste à croire que... — I still think that...
••il persiste et signe — (colloq) he's sticking to his guns (colloq)
* * *pɛʀsiste vi* * *persister verb table: aimer vi1 ( durer) [symptôme, douleur] to persist; [mauvais temps, inflation, pénurie] to continue; [doute, problème] to remain; [odeur] to linger; le mauvais temps persistera sur la Bretagne the bad weather will continue in Brittany;2 ( s'obstiner) persister dans son erreur/sa tentative to persist in one's error/attempt; persister dans son refus or à refuser to continue to refuse; je persiste à croire que… I still believe that…; persister dans le mensonge to lie persistently; persister dans son opinion to stick to one's opinion; ils persistent dans leur intention de sortir par ce mauvais temps they still insist on going out in this bad weather; je persiste à vouloir les embaucher I still insist on employing them.il persiste et signe○ he's sticking to his guns○.[pɛrsiste] verbe intransitif2. [s'obstiner]persister dans une attitude to continue with ou to maintain an attitude3. DROIT -
2 obstiner (s')
obstiner (s') [ɔpstine]➭ TABLE 1 reflexive verb -
3 entêter
s'entêter ɑ̃tete verbe pronominal to be stubborns'entêter dans quelque chose/à faire — to persist in something/in doing
* * *entêter: s'entêter verb table: aimer vpr ( se buter) to be stubborn, to dig one's heels in○; ( persister) to persist (dans qch in sth; à faire in doing).[ɑ̃tete] verbe transitif————————s'entêter verbe pronominal intransitif -
4 s'obstiner
ɔpstine vpr/vi(= s'entêter) to persist, to dig one's heels ins'obstiner sur qch [idée, choix] — to persist in sth
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5 entêter (s')
entêter (s') [ɑ̃tete]➭ TABLE 1 reflexive verb -
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* * *obstiner: s'obstiner verb table: aimer vpr to persist (dans in; à faire in doing); il a tort, mais il s'obstine he's wrong, but he persists; s'obstiner à ne pas faire qch to refuse obstinately to do sth; s'obstiner dans le silence to maintain a stubborn silence; s'obstiner dans une opinion to cling stubbornly to an opinion; s'obstiner sur une question to worry at a question.[ɔpstine]s'obstiner verbe pronominal intransitifne t'obstine pas, abandonne le projet don't be obstinate, give the project upelle s'obstine à vouloir partir she persists in wanting to leave ou insists on leavingil s'obstinait à ne rien dire he obstinately ou stubbornly refused to talk -
7 persévérer
persévérer [pεʀseveʀe]➭ TABLE 6 intransitive verb• persévérer dans [+ effort, entreprise, recherches] to persevere with ; [+ erreur, voie] to persevere in* * *pɛʀseveʀeverbe intransitif1) [personne, équipe] to persevere2) ( persister) liter [fièvre] to persist* * *pɛʀseveʀe vi* * *persévérer verb table: céder vi1 [personne, équipe] to persevere (dans qch in sth);[persevere] verbe intransitifpersévérer dans quelque chose to continue ou to carry on doing somethingpersévère! don't give up!, persevere!
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