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Significados de insist en inglés

portugués
insistir
catalán
insistir
español
insistir

Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.

insistir
portugués
insistir
catalán
importunar
español
importunar

Beg persistently and urgently.

importunar
Sinónimos
Examples for "importune"
Examples for "importune"
1
And Benis Spence was not a man who would beg or importune.
The Window-Gazer
2
He continued to importune me for two years and a half.
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
3
A man of honor ceases to importune a woman after such an avowal.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
4
At last, seeing my unconquerable repugnance, he ceased to importune me.
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
5
I must obey you at the city gate; but I will importune you here.
The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

Assert to be true.

Uso de insist en inglés
1
They continue to insist, however, that the family must leave the UK.
The Guardian
2
Police insist the security measures are in place for revellers' own safety.
News.com.au
3
He did, however, also insist recently there was no issue with McLeish.
The Guardian
4
German doctors have visited Tymoshenko twice and insist she needs medical help.
The Guardian
5
This time, the prisoners insist, they are going to get a result.
Reuters
6
Both sides insist they will not compromise; yet both sides cannot win.
Reuters
7
I'm sorry, but I have to insist that you answer the question.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
8
Everyone needs to pay attention and insist on decent limits, he said.
The Guardian
9
But staff insist they will not be turning up for work today.
Radio NZ
10
Government officials insist on 48 hours' notice before putting a foot outside.
The Guardian
11
Some operators insist the information available to them really isn't that useful.
Wired
12
I still don't know why people insist on calling it ladies' football.
The Irish Times
13
Olympic officials insist Rio's fiscal problems won't affect security for the games.
The Guardian
14
And, of course we would insist on protecting the taxpayer, he said.
Reuters
15
However, thousands of protesters insist they will stay at Rabaa al-Adawia mosque.
BBC
16
North Korea continues to insist that it is completely free of coronavirus.
News.com.au
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Translations for insist
portugués
insistir
Insist a través del tiempo
Insist por variante geográfica
Reino Unido
Común
Irlanda
Común
Australia
Común
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