insisted in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for insisted 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

insist on VB [Am ɪnˈsɪst -, Brit ɪnˈsɪst -], insist upon VB (v + prep + o)

1. insist on (be adamant about):

to insist on -ing

insistir en  +  infin / en que  +  subj

she insisted on paying/my going with her

insistió or se empeñó en pagar/en que yo fuera con ella

I insist on seeing the manager

exijo ver al director

I insist on seeing the manager

insisto en que quiero ver al director

if you insist on playing that music, I'm leaving

si te empeñas en seguir tocando esa música, yo me voy

I insisted on this point in my speech

insistí sobre or hice hincapié en este punto en mi charla

2. insist on (assert, maintain):

he insists on his innocence/the impartiality of his report

insiste en que es inocente/en que su informe es imparcial

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he jealously insisted she stop seeing her girlfriends

insistió, por celos, en que dejara de ver a sus amigas

she insisted on doing it herself out of sheer bloody-mindedness

se emperró en hacerlo ella misma, solo para fastidiar

adamantly insist/say

con firmeza

Translations for insisted in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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la familia majadareó para que le pusieran Antonio

the family insisted that they should call him Antonio

empeñarse

to insist

empeñarse en + infinit.

to insist on -ing

se empeñó en venir con nosotras

he insisted on coming with us

(empeñarse en que + subj) se empeñó en que estudiara medicina

she insisted that he studied medicine

(empeñarse en que + subj) se empeñó en que estudiara medicina

she insisted on him studying medicine

piñear

to insist

(porfiar en algo) porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto

he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter

porfiaron en que tenían la solución

they insisted that they had the answer

me porfió que ya me lo había devuelto

she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to me

insistir

to insist

bueno, ya que insistes, sírveme otro

OK, if you insist o if you twist my arm, I'll have another one inf

insistir en + infinit.

to insist on -ing

insistieron en acompañarme

they insisted on coming with me

insisted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insisted 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

Translations for insisted in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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persistir

to insist

insistir

to insist

insistir en algo

to insist on sth

le ruego encarecidamente...

I have to insist ...

porfiar en algo

to insist on sth

perseverar

to insist

reafirmar algo

to insist on sth

reafirmarse en algo

to insist on sth

obcecarse

to stubbornly insist

ofuscarse en algo

to insist on sth

revolcarse en algo

to insist on sth

insisted Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to insist that sb should do sth

insistir en que alguien debería hacer algo

to insist on doing sth

obstinarse en hacer algo

if you insist

si insistes

if you insist on drinking this disgusting wine ...

si te empeñas en beber este vino asqueroso...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was not exceptional jewellers over many decades had insisted on the anonymity of their designer-creators, no matter how talented they were.

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The archbishop also insisted that a baby's parents and godparents should be dressed in white for the ceremony.

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Schlicht insisted that she be reimbursed the $70 in parking and mileage fees because she was at the court hearing in the interest of the public and as a council member.

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According to his sons, he enjoyed being part of their projects but insisted on incorporating technology to gain a competitive edge.

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As a teacher, his students viewed him as passionate but rather eccentric, as he insisted that learning came through actual, firsthand experience of things.

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It also insisted there would be no open communication by land with the country round about.

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He insisted on standards of honor derived from the medieval aristocratic tradition, and saw the aristocracy as the nation's natural leaders.

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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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When the concession stand owner insisted that Yippie stop using his electrical outlets to run the amplification equipment, confusion ensued.

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However, he insisted that he would accept the throne only on the condition that the tricolour be replaced by the white flag.

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