persistir

v.

to persist.

Ella persiste en sus metas She persists in her goals.

El dolor persiste The pain persists.

Me persiste el dolor My pain persists.

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persistir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mantenerse firme) to persist, persevere

2 (durar) to continue, persist

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verb

1) to persist

2) linger

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VI to persist (en in)

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verbo intransitivo

persiste el temporal — there is still a storm blowing

persistir EN algo — to persist in something

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= persevere, persist, remain.

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

Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

Ex. Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.

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* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

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verbo intransitivo

persiste el temporal — there is still a storm blowing

persistir EN algo — to persist in something

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= persevere, persist, remain.

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

Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

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persistir [I1 ]

vi

persiste la gravedad del enfermo the patient remains in a serious condition

persiste el temporal en la costa there is still a storm blowing on the coast

persistir EN algo to persist IN sth

persiste en esta creencia he persists in this belief

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persistir (conjugate persistir) verbo intransitivo:

◊ persiste el temporal there is still a storm blowing;

persistir EN algo to persist in sth
persistir verbo intransitivo
1 (perdurar, durar) to persist
2 (perseverar) to persist [en, in]

'persistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantenerse
- perdurar
English:
linger
- live on
- persist

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persistir vi

to persist (en in);

el riesgo de tormentas persistirá hasta la semana que viene there will be a risk of storms until next week;

persiste en su idea de viajar al Nepal she persists in her idea of going to Nepal

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persistir

v/i persist

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persistir vi

: to persist

♦ persistencia nf

♦ persistente adj