insistent

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insistent

[ɪnˈsɪstənt]

adjetivo

1. insistente (person, demand)

to be insistent about something -> insistir sobre or en algo

insistent [in-sis-tant]

adjetivo

1. Insistente, que insiste, insta o persiste.

2. Conspicuo.

3. Que se apoya o descansa en alguna cosa.

insistent [ɪnˈsɪstənt]

adjective

[+person, demands, questions] insistente

the little boy's tugs were growing more insistent their rep was very insistent ...insistent demands for justice There have been insistent [demands] that more should be done to provide for poor families

to be insistent that insistir en que; he was insistent that we should have a drink insistió en que tomásemos una copa; he was insistent that he had switched the light off insistía en que había apagado la luz

to be insistent about sth insistir en algo

she was insistent about leaving at seven insistió en salir a las siete

to be insistent on sth insistir en algo

she is most insistent on this point insiste mucho en este punto

we could hear the insistent ringing of a telephone in another room podríamos oír el insistente sonido de un teléfono en otra habitación

in an insistent tone con un tono apremiante

he was most insistent about it