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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 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 -
3 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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4 obstiner (s')
obstiner (s') [ɔpstine]➭ TABLE 1 reflexive verb -
5 s'acharner
aʃaʀne vpr/vi1)s'acharner sur qn [agresseur] — to go at sb fiercely, [journalistes] to hound sb
s'acharner contre qn [adversaire, journalistes] — to set o.s. against sb
2) [maladie, sort, malchance]s'acharner sur qn; s'acharner contre qn — to dog sb
3)s'acharner à faire — to try desperately to do, to persist in doing
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6 obstiner
* * *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! -
8 entêter (s')
entêter (s') [ɑ̃tete]➭ TABLE 1 reflexive verb
См. также в других словарях:
persist — v. (D; intr.) to persist in (to persist in doing smt.) * * * [pə sɪst] (D; intr.) to persist in (to persist in doing smt.) … Combinatory dictionary
persist */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsɪst] / US [pərˈsɪst] verb [intransitive] Word forms persist : present tense I/you/we/they persist he/she/it persists present participle persisting past tense persisted past participle persisted 1) to continue to do or say something in… … English dictionary
persist — per|sist [ pər sıst ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to continue to do or say something in a determined way: But why? he persisted. persist with: They are determined to persist with their campaign. persist in doing something: Why do you persist in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persist — [[t]pə(r)sɪ̱st[/t]] persists, persisting, persisted 1) VERB If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist. Contact your doctor if the cough persists... These problems persisted for much of the decade. Syn: continue 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
persist — per|sist [pəˈsıst US pər ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: persister, from Latin persistere, from sistere to stand firm ] 1.) [I and T] to continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it persist in (doing)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
persist — verb 1 to continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it: persist in (doing) sth: If you persist in causing trouble, the company may be forced to dismiss you. | I m sorry, I just don t think it s right … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
persist — ► VERB 1) continue doing something in spite of difficulty or opposition. 2) continue to exist. ORIGIN Latin persistere continue steadfastly … English terms dictionary
persist — verb 1 continue doing sth ADVERB ▪ doggedly, stubbornly PREPOSITION ▪ in ▪ If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you. ▪ with … Collocations dictionary
insist on — persist in (doing). → insist … English new terms dictionary
keep at — PERSEVERE WITH, persist with, keep going with, carry on with, press on with, work away at, continue with; informal stick at, peg away at, plug away at, hammer away at. → keep * * * phrasal : to persevere or persist in doing or concerning oneself… … Useful english dictionary
insist — verb demand or state forcefully, without accepting refusal or contradiction. ↘(insist on) persist in (doing). Origin C16: from L. insistere persist , from in upon + sistere to stand … English new terms dictionary
