insistir in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for insistir in the English»French Dictionary

I.insist [Brit ɪnˈsɪst, Am ɪnˈsɪst] VB trans

1. insist:

insist (demand)

insister

insist (authoritatively)

exiger

to insist that …

insister pour que …

to insist that … + subj (authoritatively)

exiger que …

+ subj I insist you tell me!

j'exige que tu me le dises!

2. insist (maintain forcefully):

insist

affirmer, soutenir

they insisted that it was true

ils ont affirmé que c'était la vérité

she insisted that she was innocent

elle a protesté de son innocence

II.insist [Brit ɪnˈsɪst, Am ɪnˈsɪst] VB intr

insist

insister

I won't insist

je n'insisterai pas

all right, if you insist

très bien, puisque tu insistes or puisque tu y tiens

to insist on punctuality, silence

exiger

to insist on doing

tenir à faire

he will insist on getting up early/paying for everything

il tient absolument à se lever tôt/à tout payer

to insist on sb doing

tenir à ce que qn fasse, insister pour que qn fasse

I really must insist

j'insiste, il le faut

insistent [Brit ɪnˈsɪst(ə)nt, Am ɪnˈsɪstənt] ADJ

insistent person, noise

insistant

insistent demand

pressant

insistent rhythm

implacable

to be insistent

insister (about sur, that pour que + subj)

he was most insistent that we should attend

il a beaucoup insisté pour que nous venions

insistence [Brit ɪnˈsɪst(ə)ns, Am ɪnˈsɪstəns] N

insistence

insistance f

with insistence

avec insistance or instance

to do sth at or on sb's insistence

faire qc devant l'insistance de qn

her insistence on doing

l'insistance qu'elle met/a mise etc à faire

her insistence on doing (stronger)

son obstination à faire

his insistence on his innocence was not convincing

ses protestations d'innocence n'étaient pas convaincantes

consist [Brit kənˈsɪst, Am kənˈsɪst] VB intr

to consist of

se composer de

to consist in

résider dans

to consist in doing

consister à faire

Sistine [Brit ˈsɪstiːn, ˈsɪstʌɪn, Am ˈsɪstin] ADJ

the Sistine Chapel

la chapelle Sixtine

insistir in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insistir in the English»French Dictionary

insist [ɪnˈsɪst] VB intr, trans

insist

insister

insistent ADJ

insistent

insistant(e)

to be insistent that ...

insister sur le fait que ...

insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] N no pl, no indef art

insistence

insistance f

consist [kənˈsɪst] VB intr

to consist of sth

consister en qc