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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

1. insistent (persistent):

insistent
insistente
the salesman was very insistent
el vendedor insistió mucho
to be insistent that
insistir en que
she was most insistent that you should visit her/that she hadn't done it
insistió mucho en que la visitaras/en que no lo había hecho

2. insistent (urgent, pressing):

insistent need
apremiante
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machuca
insistent
machacón (machacona)
insistent
insistente persona
insistent
insistente timbrazos
insistent
perdone mi insistencia
forgive me for being so insistent
tengo que quedarme, me lo pidió con tanta insistencia
I have to stay, she was so insistent
(empeñado en que + subj) está empeñado en que nos quedemos a cenar
he's insistent that we should stay to dinner
no en balde insistía tanto que no fuera
no wonder he was so insistent I shouldn't go
tanto insistió que no tuve más remedio que quedarme
he was so insistent that I just had to stay

in the PONS Dictionary

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insistent [ɪnˈsɪstənt] ADJ

insistent
insistente
to be insistent (that) ...
insistir (en que)...
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enfático (-a) (insistente)
insistent
perseverante
insistent
insistente (machacón)
insistent
machacón (-ona)
insistent
in the PONS Dictionary
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insistent [ɪn·ˈsɪs·tənt] ADJ

insistent
insistente
to be insistent (that)...
insistir (en que)...
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Spanish
English
English
machacón (-ona)
insistent
enfático (-a) (insistente)
insistent
insistente (machacón)
insistent
perseverante
insistent