English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-insist.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb

1. (with on or upon) to hold up a claim emphatically.

#:The defendant insisted on his innocence.

1. (with on or upon) to demand continually that something happen or be done.

#:The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor to resign.

Translations
trans-top|to hold up a claim emphatically
Czech: trvat na <claim>
Dutch: blijven bij, volhouden, met klem beweren, erop staan
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Slovak: trvať (na nie�om)
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Arabic: ARchar|إصر|إص�ر� ع�� (i�árra �ála)
French: insister
German: bestehen auf (1,2)
Japanese: 主張|主張�� (shuch� surú)
Portuguese: insistir
Slovak: naliehať (2)
Spanish: insistir, empeñarse

Homonyms
encyst

zh-min-nan:insist
fa:insist
fr:insist
io:insist
hu:insist
ja:insist
fi:insist
ta:insist
te:insist
vi:insist
uk:insist
zh:insist

• 2008-01-02 14:56 - Mallerd - /* Translations */

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