persistent

per·sis·tent

 (pər-sĭs′tənt)

adj.

1. Refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately.

2. Insistently repetitive or continuous: a persistent honking of car horns.

3. Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time; enduring: persistent rumors; a persistent infection.

4. Botany Lasting past maturity without falling off, as the calyx on an eggplant or the scales of a pine cone.

5. Zoology Retained permanently, rather than disappearing in an early stage of development: the persistent gills of fishes.

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per·sis′tent·ly adv.

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persistent

(pəˈsɪstənt)

adj

1. showing persistence

2. incessantly repeated; unrelenting: your persistent questioning.

3. (Botany) (of plant parts) remaining attached to the plant after the normal time of withering: a fruit surrounded by a persistent perianth.

4. (Zoology) zoology

a. (of parts normally present only in young stages) present in the adult: persistent gills in axolotls.

b. continuing to grow or develop after the normal period of growth: persistent teeth.

5. (Environmental Science) (of a chemical, esp when used as an insecticide) slow to break down; not easily degradable. Also (rare): persistive

perˈsistently, perˈsistingly adv

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per•sist•ent

(pərˈsɪs tənt, -ˈzɪs-)

adj.

1. persisting stubbornly; insistent.

2. lasting or enduring tenaciously.

3. constantly repeated.

4. Biol.

a. continuing or permanent.

b. having continuity of phylogenetic traits.

5. Bot. remaining attached beyond the usual time, as flowers or leaves.

[1820–30; < Late Latin persistent- (s. of persistēns), present participle of persistere to persist]

per•sist′ent•ly, adv.

syn: See stubborn.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	persistent - never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" relentless, unrelenting continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
	2.	persistent - continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy haunting unforgettable - impossible to forget
	3.	persistent - retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" lasting biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms caducous, shed - shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
	4.	persistent - stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" dogged, dour, pertinacious, unyielding, tenacious obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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persistent

adjective

1. continuous, constant, relentless, lasting, repeated, endless, perpetual, continual, never-ending, interminable, unrelenting, incessant, unremitting flooding caused by persistent rain
continuous occasional, irregular, periodic, intermittent, off-and-on, inconstant

2. determined, dogged, fixed, steady, enduring, stubborn, persevering, resolute, tireless, tenacious, steadfast, obstinate, indefatigable, immovable, assiduous, obdurate, stiff-necked, unflagging, pertinacious He phoned again this morning - he's very persistent.
determined yielding, flexible, changeable, tractable, irresolute

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persistent

adjective

1. Firm or obstinate, as in making a demand or maintaining a stand:

importunate, importune, insistent, urgent.

2. Existing or occurring without interruption or end:

around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.

3. Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:

abiding, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, old, perdurable, perennial, permanent.

4. Of long duration:

chronic, continuing, lingering, prolonged, protracted.

5. Difficult to alleviate or cure:

obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn.

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Translations

مُثابِر، مُواظِب على، مُصَمِّممُصِرٌّ

neustálývytrvalý

konstantuophørligvedholdende

beharrlichständighartnäckigausdauernd

επίμονος

persistenteinsistente

itsepintainen

persistanttenace

uporan

òrautseigur; òrjóskur

persistente

持続性の長引く頑固ないつまでも続くしつこい

끈덕진

vasthoudend

iherdig

trwałyuporczywy

persistente

упорный

trdovratenvztrajen

enträgen

ที่ยังคงอยู่

ısrarlıinatçı

dai dẳng

坚持不懈的坚持的

persistent

[pəˈsɪstənt]

A. ADJ

1. (= tenacious) [person] → insistente
he is most persistent → es muy insistente

2. (= continuing) [rumours, rain, headache] → persistente; [problem] → continuo, que persiste

3. (= repeated, constant) [questions, refusal, denial] → continuo, constante
despite our persistent warnings → a pesar de nuestras continuas advertencias

B. CPD persistent offender N → multirreincidente mf, delincuente mf habitual
persistent vegetative state N → estado m vegetativo persistente

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persistent

[pə^rˈsɪstənt] adj

(= constant) [smell, noise, rain] → persistant(e); [problem] → persistant(e); [pain, headache, cough] → persistant, tenace; [failure] → persistant(e)

[rumours, reports] → persistant(e)

[person] → persévérant(e)
He phoned again this morning. He's very persistent → Il a encore téléphoné ce matin. Il est très persévérant.
to be a persistent critic of sth → être un critique acharné de qch persistent offender

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

persistent

adj (= tenacious) demands, questions → beharrlich; person, smell → hartnäckig; attempts, efforts → ausdauernd; (= repeated, constant) drinking, drinker → gewohnheitsmäßig; nagging, lateness, threats → ständig; report → wiederholt; rumour, problems → anhaltend; cheerfulness → gleichbleibend; (= continuing) rain, illness, pain, noise → anhaltend; worry → nicht nachlassend; persistent offender → Wiederholungstäter(in) m(f); despite our persistent warnings … → obwohl wir sie/ihn etc immer wieder gewarnt haben …; persistent vegetative state (Med) → waches Koma, Wachkoma nt

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persistent

[pəˈsɪst/ənt] adj (person, attempt, questions) → insistente, ostinato/a; (cough, pain, smell) → persistente; (lateness, rain) → continuo/a
persistent offender (Law) → delinquente m/f abituale

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persist

(pəˈsist) verb

to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc. It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking). aanhou يَسْتَمِر، يُصَمِّم على، يُثابِر настоявам persistir vytrvat, neustávat (v) hartnäckig beharren auf blive ved; ikke give op επιμένωpersistir, continuar; insistir, empeñarse visalt jätkama ایستادگی کردن؛ پافشاری کردن jatkaa vaikeuksista huolimatta persister לְהִתעַקֵש दृढ़ रहना ustrajati, ne popuštati kitart vmi mellett bertindak gigih halda fast við persistere し続ける 단호히 관철하다 užsispirti, atkakliai ką daryti būt neatlaidīgam; neatkāpties terus; tetap volhouden, volhardenholde fast ved, ture fram medwytrwać, nie przestawać مقاومت كول insistir a in­sista настойчиво продолжать vytrvať, trvať (na) vztrajati istrajati framhärda, envisas ยืนกราน ...-e ısrar etmek, inat etmek 堅持，持續 наполягати; уперто продовжувати اصرار کرنا، ثابت قدم رہنا kiên trì/ khăng khăng 坚持

perˈsistent adjective

She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions. aanhoudend مُثابِر، مُواظِب على، مُصَمِّم упорит persistente vytrvalý beharrlich uophørlig; konstant επίμονοςpersistente, insistente visa مصر؛ سرسخت itsepintainen persistantעקשני दृढ़, ‍िजद्दी ustrajan, nepopustljiv állhatatos gigih þrautseigur; þrjóskur persistente しつこい 끈기 있는, 불굴의 atkaklus, primygtinis, nuolatinis neatlaidīgs; nepiekāpīgs terus mendesak volhardend, aanhoudendiherdig, seig, stawytrwały ټينګار، اصرار insistente in­sis­tent упорный, настойчивый vytrvalý; úporný vztrajen uporan ihärdig, ståndaktig, envis ที่คงอยู่นาน ısrarlı, inatçı 堅持的，持續的 упертий, наполегливий ثابت قدم bền bỉ/ dai dẳng 坚持的

perˈsistently adverb

aanhoudend بِمُثابَرَه، بِتَصْميم упорито persistentemente úporně beharrlich uophørligt; konstant επίμοναpersistentemente, insistentemente püsivalt با سماجت itsepintaisesti avec persistance בְּעַקשָׁנוּת दृढ़तापूर्वक ustrajno állhatatosan dengan gigih með þrautseigju/þrjósku con persistenza しつこく 끈기 있게 atkakliai, primygtinai, nuolatos neatlaidīgi terus-menerus volhardend, aanhoudendiherdig, til stadighet uporczywie په ټينګار، په اصرار insistentemente cu insistenţă настойчиво úporne vztrajno istrajno ihärdigt, ståndaktigt, envist อย่างอยู่คงนาน ısrarla, inatla 堅持不放棄地，持續不斷地 уперто, наполегливо ثابت قدمي سے dai dẳng 坚持不放弃地，持续不断地

perˈsistence noun

aanhoudendheid مُثابَرَه، مُواظَبَه، تَصْميم упоритост persistência přetrvávání das Beharren vedbliven επιμονήpersistencia, insistencia püsivus ایستادگی؛ سماجت itsepintaisuus persistanceהתעקשות अभिनिवेश, ज‍िद inzistiranje, tvrdokornost kitartás, állhatatosság kegigihan þrautseigja; þrjóska persistenza しつこさ 집요, 끈기 atkaklumas, nuolatinis buvimas neatlaidība; nepiekāpība berterusan volhardingiherdighet, hardnakkethet uporczywość مقاومت insistência insistenţă упорство naliehavosť; pretrvávanie vztrajanje istrajnost framhärdande, ståndaktighet การยืนกราน sebat, ısrar 持久 упертість, наполегливість ثابت قدمي، اصرار sự bền bỉ 持久

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persistent

→ مُصِرٌّ neustálý vedholdende beharrlich επίμονος persistente itsepintainen tenace uporan persistente 持続性の 끈덕진 vasthoudend iherdig uporczywy persistente упорный enträgen ที่ยังคงอยู่ ısrarlı dai dẳng 坚持不懈的

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persistent

a. perseverante, persistente, insistente, constante.

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persistent

adj persistente

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