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Significados de insist em inglês

português
insistir
catalão
insistir
espanhol
insistir

Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.

insistir
português
insistir
catalão
importunar
espanhol
importunar

Beg persistently and urgently.

insistir
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Examples for "take a firm stand"
Examples for "take a firm stand"
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Transcript Must take a firm stand against slavery once and for all.
The new yorker
2
You'll have to take a firm stand with Ann, Doctor.
Up the Hill and Over
3
Personally, I hope that we take a firm stand.
The Land of Deepening Shadow: Germany-at-War
4
What we ought to do is to take a firm stand and defend ourselves against him.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish
5
Minority groups have yet to take a firm stand on Fonseka's expected bid to contest the presidency.
Reuters

Assert to be true.

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