Summary
insistent {adjective}
pressant · insistant
to insist {verb}
presser · insister
Synonyms
insistent: repetitive · clamant · crying
insist: assert · importune · take a firm stand
insister: continuer · poursuivre · perpétuer
more (23)English-French translation for "insistent"
"insistent" French translation
insistent {adjective}
This year the world has turned from persistent denial to an insistent call for action.
At all three meetings, the call for structural reform was insistent and compelling.
It was quite insistent, and quite clear.
to insist {verb}
to insist [insisted|insisted] {vb} (also: to hasten, to oppress, to press, to rush)
I insisted on full participation in spite of all the pressures exerted, and ultimately that insistence won out.
to insist [insisted|insisted] {vb}
We insist on our proposal that there should be a built-in mechanism for recall.
I will continue to insist that the Commission pursue this matter very closely.
I would also like to insist, however, that one issue does not cancel out the other.
Saying all that, I still insist, reiterate, that Iran is a member of the NPT.
Fifthly, we must insist on the need for the United States and Russia to participate.
insister {verb}
to insist [insisted|insisted] {vb}
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "insistent":
© Princeton Universityrepetitive · clamant · crying · exigent · instant
Synonyms (English) for "insist":
© Princeton Universityassert · importune · take a firm stand
Synonyms (French) for "insister":
© myThes Dicollectecontinuer · poursuivre · perpétuer · prolonger · maintenir · reconduire · persister · subsister · durer · conserver · souligner · répéter · persévérer · prier · presser · préconiser · recommander · avertir · conseiller · louer
Usage examples
Usage examples for "insistent" in French
Mention must be made of the role played by the sovereign, who had been insistent that women should be accorded political rights, including the right to elect and be elected.
Obviously, the need for such a law was dictated by the ever more frequent and insistent calls that were being made for Union Republics to secede from the USSR.
Its insistent demand for " the implementation of an integrated policy to promote women's interests " is laudable and highlights an important area in which we have fallen behind.
In this regard, the organizations were insistent on the need to maintain flexibility in the approach to this matter, in order to meet their diverse operational requirements.
It is not surprising to note, therefore, that this report, like the Gasòliba i Böhm report, is insistent on calling for the strictest orthodoxy, particularly in budgetary matters.
The Australian Family Court, however, has been more insistent that a child’s right to contact is qualified by the best interests principle.264
My consultations, which took place practically from 10 November, when I returned, right until my departure from Geneva, were, as somebody has observed, extensive and insistent.
Similar words
insights · insignia · insignificance · insignificant · insincere · insincerity · insinuating · insinuation · insipid · insistence · insistent · insolation · insolence · insolent · insoluble · insolvency · insolvent · insomnia · insomniac · insouciance · insourcing
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