insist in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for insist in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. insist:

insist (demand)

insistere

insist (authoritatively)

esigere

to insist that …

insistere che …

to insist that … (authoritatively)

esigere che …

I insist you tell me!

esigo che tu me lo dica!

2. insist (maintain forcefully):

insist

insistere

insist

sostenere

they insisted that it was true

insistevano che era vero

she insisted that she was innocent

continuava a dire di essere innocente

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

insist

insistere

I won't insist

non insisto

all right, if you insist

va bene, se (proprio) insisti

to insist on punctuality, silence

esigere

to insist on doing

insistere a fare

he will insist on getting up early, paying for everything

insisterà per alzarsi presto, a pagare tutto

to insist on sb doing

insistere perché qn faccia

I really must insist

devo insistere

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dogmatically insist, maintain

dogmaticamente

emphatically speak, insist

in modo energico

“if you insist, ” he grumbled

“se insisti” brontolò, disse brontolando

Translations for insist in the Italian»English Dictionary

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insistere

to insist

“se insisti”

“if you insist”

ho capito, non insisto!

ok, I won't insist!

insistere perché qn faccia

to insist on sb doing

esigere ubbidienza

to insist on

esigo che tu me lo dica!

I insist you tell me!

e sia, dato che ci tieni tanto!

ok or very well then, since you insist!

battere sullo stesso chiodo

= to insist, to harp on

premere

to insist su: on

(ri)tornare alla carica fig

to try again, to persist, to insist

insist in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insist in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.insist [ɪn·ˈsɪst] VB intr

insist

insistere

to insist on doing sth

ostinarsi a fare qc

if you insist

se insisti [o se insiste]

II.insist [ɪn·ˈsɪst] VB trans

1. insist (state):

insist

insistere

2. insist (demand):

insist

esigere

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to insist that sb should do sth

insistere perché qu faccia qc

Translations for insist in the Italian»English Dictionary

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insistere su qc (argomento)

to insist on sth

non insisto!

I won't insist!

ostinarsi a fare qc

to insist on doing sth

insist Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to insist on doing sth

ostinarsi a fare qc

if you insist

se insisti [o se insiste]

to insist that sb should do sth

insistere perché qu faccia qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Neither could ever do anything or go anywhere because each insisted on letting the other precede him.

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He insisted that all women and girls wear thick, brown stockings with seams.

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The republicans insisted on having the word republic or republican in the title.

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The building manager insists he should see a doctor.

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Moreover, many insisted on their own sovereign state, something no-one else would agree to.

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Using the terella he shows that variations in the height of the surface can lead to differences but insists that variation is a global issue.

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She insists on them working hard without backtalking.

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Again, he opted to represent himself, insisting that the trial was part of a vendetta against him dating to his 1983 trial.

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Peter does not remember seeing him at the crash site even though he insists he was.

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He did so poorly in his introductory psychology class that his professor insisted that he pursue another major.

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