porfiar

v.

1 to argue obstinately.

2 to argue stubbornly, to be stubborn, to contradict everything.

Ese chico porfía sin razón That boy argues stubbornly.

3 to insist, to persist.

Ella porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.

4 to argue stubbornly with, to contradict, to argue with.

Ricardo me porfía Ricardo argues stubbornly with me.

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porfiar

Conjugation model [DESVIAR], like {{link=desviar}}desviar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (insistir) to insist (en, on)

2 (discutir) to squabble

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VI

1) (=persistir) to persist, insist

porfiar en algo — to persist in sth

porfía en que es así — he insists that it is so, he will have it that it is so

porfiar por hacer algo — to struggle obstinately to do sth

porfían por escapar — they are bent on escaping

2) (=disputar) to argue stubbornly

porfiar con algn — to argue with sb

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verbo intransitivo

1) (insistir)

no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

2) (perseverar)

porfió en obtenerlo — he persevered in his efforts to obtain it

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= persevere.

Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

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verbo intransitivo

1) (insistir)

no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

2) (perseverar)

porfió en obtenerlo — he persevered in his efforts to obtain it

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= persevere.

Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

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porfiar [A17 ]

vi

no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

porfiar EN algo:

porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter

porfiaron en que tenían la solución they insisted that they had the answer

■ porfiar

vt

me porfió que ya me lo había devuelto she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to me

le porfiaba al médico que era cáncer she kept telling the doctor o she kept insisting that it was cancer

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porfiar (conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo (insistir) to insist;

◊ no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it

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porfiar vi

1. [disputar] to argue obstinately

2. [insistir]

porfiar en algo to insist on sth;

porfió en que lo había hecho él he insisted that HE had done it

3. [empeñarse]

porfió en su postura inamovible she remained stubbornly immovable in her opinion

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porfiar

v/i insist (en on)

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porfiar {85} vi

: to insist, to persist