porfiar
porfiar
porfiar(
pohrr
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fyahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to persist)
a. to insist
Lucía porfió en conseguir su objetivo a pesar de los obstáculos.Lucia insisted in achieving her goal despite the obstacles.
2. (to dispute)
a. to argue
Los estudiantes porfiaron sobre el asunto hasta que el director hizo una decisión por ellos.The students argued about the matter until the principal made a decision for them.
porfiarintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (disputar)
a. to argue obstinately
2. (empeñarse)
a.
porfiar ento be insistent on
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