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insister

to insist

verb an-sis-TEH Less Common
Communication Speech

Also means

to stress

Usage Note

Insister is often used with sur to stress a particular point: insister sur l'importance de quelque chose means 'to stress the importance of something'. Used alone, n'insiste pas means 'don't push it' — a common conversational phrase for telling someone to drop the subject.

Examples

"Elle insiste pour payer l'addition."

Natural Translation

She insists on paying the bill.

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