What does persistere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word persistere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use persistere in Italian.
The word persistere in Italian means go on, persist, insist, go on. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word persistere
go onverbo intransitivo (continuare senza pausa) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Il conferenziere persistette per un discorso di ben quattro ore. The speaker went on with his speech for four hours. |
persist, insist, go onverbo intransitivo (insistere) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Non persistere con la stessa domanda perché tanto non ti ascolto. Don't insist with the same question because I'm not listening to you anyway. |
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