insist upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for insist upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. insist (demand, require):

to insist (that)

insistir en que (+ subj)

she insisted that a doctor be called

insistió en que se llamara a un médico

2. insist (assert, maintain):

to insist (that)

insistir en que

she insists (that) she had nothing to do with it

insiste en que no tuvo nada que ver con el asunto

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

insist

insistir

after you — no, after you, I insist

usted primero — no, primero usted, no faltaba más

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

insist upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insist upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.insist [ɪnˈsɪst] VB intr

insist

insistir

to insist on doing sth

obstinarse en hacer algo

if you insist

si insistes

II.insist [ɪnˈsɪst] VB trans

1. insist (state):

insist

insistir

2. insist (demand):

insist

exigir

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When infinities are not considered legitimate values, which is standard (but see below), a formalist will insist upon various circumlocutions.

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An individual who makes an advance payment retains no right to insist upon the return of the funds.

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