Significado de insist en inglés
insistinsist /ɪnˈsɪst/ verb [intransitive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be trueafirmar con firmeza y reiteradamente que algo es verdad, especialmente cuando otros piensan que puede no serloinsist (that)
Mike insisted that he was right.Mike insistió en que tenía razón. His friends insisted he had no connection with drugs.Sus amigos insistían en que él no tenía ninguna relación con las drogas.insist on something She kept insisting on her innocence.Ella seguía insistiendo en su inocencia.2to demand that something should happenexigir que algo ocurra: Stay for supper – I insist!¡Quédate a cenar, insisto!insist (that) somebody should do something They insisted that everyone should come to the party.Insistieron en que todos debían venir a la fiesta. He insisted I should take a taxi.Insistió en que yo debía tomar un taxi.insist on something We insist on the highest standards of cleanliness in the hotel.Exigimos los más altos estándares de limpieza en el hotel.insist on/upon doing something He insisted upon checking everything himself.Insistió en verificar todo él mismo.3if you insist spokenoral used when agreeing to do something that you do not really want to dose usa al acceder a hacer algo que realmente no se desea hacer: ‘Why don’t you call them up today?’ ‘Oh, if you insist!’"¿Por qué no los llamas hoy?" "Oh, ¡si insistes!"4 insist on doing something to keep doing something, especially something that is inconvenient or annoyingseguir haciendo algo, especialmente algo inconveniente o molesto: She will insist on washing her hair just when I want to have a bath.Siempre tiene que lavarse el pelo justo cuando yo quiero bañarme.GRAMMAR: Patterns with insistGRAMÁTICA: Estructuras con insist• You insist on something: · She insists on her own bedroom.• Se usa insist on something: · She insists on her own bedroom.• You insist on doing something: · She insists on having her own bedroom. ✗Don’t say: She insists her own bedroom.• Se usa insist on doing something: · She insists on having her own bedroom. ✗No se dice: She insists her own bedroom.• In everyday English, you insist that someone does something: · I insist that he waits.• En inglés cotidiano, se usa insist that someone does something: · I insist that he waits.• In formal English, you insist that someone do something, using the base form of the verb (=infinitive without ‘to’): · I insist that he wait.• En inglés formal, se usa insist that someone do something con la forma base del verbo (= infinitivo sin 'to'): · I insist that he wait.• You use the base form of the verb when talking about the past: · I insisted that he wait. In everyday English, people also say: · I insisted that he waited.• Se usa la forma base del verbo al hablar en pasado: · I insisted that he wait. En inglés cotidiano también se dice: · I insisted that he waited.• You insist that someone should do something: · They insisted that I should join them. This pattern is often used in the past, when reporting what someone has insisted.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• Se usa insist that someone should do something: · They insisted that I should join them. Esta estructura se usa frecuentemente en pasado para reportar lo que alguien ha insistido. Guía gramatical ‒ VERBOSTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSinsist to say firmly that someone should do something or that something should happenafirmar con firmeza que alguien debe hacer algo o que algo debe ocurrir: · She insisted that it was her turn to drive.· Ella insistió en que era su turno de conducir.demand to say very strongly and sometimes angrily that you want something or that something must happendecir con mucha fuerza y a veces con enojo que se quiere algo o que algo debe ocurrir: · I wrote a letter to the company, demanding an apology and a refund.· Escribí una carta a la empresa exigiendo una disculpa y un reembolso.· The guards demanded to see her ID.· Los guardias exigieron ver su identificación.require [usually passive] formalformal if you are required to do something, a rule or law says that you must do itsi se le exige hacer algo, una norma o ley establece que debe hacerlo: · The successful applicant will be required to sign a two-year contract.· El candidato seleccionado deberá firmar un contrato de dos años.be adamant to say very firmly that something must happen or is right, and refuse to change your mind when other people try to persuade youafirmar con mucha firmeza que algo debe ocurrir o que es correcto, y negarse a cambiar de opinión cuando otros intentan persuadir: · The actress has always been adamant about keeping her private life private.· La actriz siempre ha sido tajante en cuanto a mantener su vida privada en privado.won’t take no for an answer informalinformal to insist that someone must do what you say or askinsistir en que alguien debe hacer lo que uno dice o pide: · You’re coming home with me – I won’t take no for an answer.· Te vienes a casa conmigo; no acepto un no por respuesta.put your foot down to say very firmly that someone must not do somethingdecir con mucha firmeza que alguien no debe hacer algo: · Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dad put their foot down.· Ed estaba hablando de abandonar la escuela, pero mamá y papá se pusieron firmes.
Ver todas las traducciones1to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be trueafirmar con firmeza y reiteradamente que algo es verdad, especialmente cuando otros piensan que puede no serloinsist (that) Mike insisted that he was right.Mike insistió en que tenía razón. His friends insisted he had no connection with drugs.Sus amigos insistían en que él no tenía ninguna relación con las drogas.insist on something She kept insisting on her innocence.Ella seguía insistiendo en su inocencia.2to demand that something should happenexigir que algo ocurra: Stay for supper – I insist!¡Quédate a cenar, insisto!insist (that) somebody should do something They insisted that everyone should come to the party.Insistieron en que todos debían venir a la fiesta. He insisted I should take a taxi.Insistió en que yo debía tomar un taxi.insist on something We insist on the highest standards of cleanliness in the hotel.Exigimos los más altos estándares de limpieza en el hotel.insist on/upon doing something He insisted upon checking everything himself.Insistió en verificar todo él mismo.3if you insist spokenoral used when agreeing to do something that you do not really want to dose usa al acceder a hacer algo que realmente no se desea hacer: ‘Why don’t you call them up today?’ ‘Oh, if you insist!’"¿Por qué no los llamas hoy?" "Oh, ¡si insistes!"4 insist on doing something to keep doing something, especially something that is inconvenient or annoyingseguir haciendo algo, especialmente algo inconveniente o molesto: She will insist on washing her hair just when I want to have a bath.Siempre tiene que lavarse el pelo justo cuando yo quiero bañarme.GRAMMAR: Patterns with insistGRAMÁTICA: Estructuras con insist• You insist on something: · She insists on her own bedroom.• Se usa insist on something: · She insists on her own bedroom.• You insist on doing something: · She insists on having her own bedroom. ✗Don’t say: She insists her own bedroom.• Se usa insist on doing something: · She insists on having her own bedroom. ✗No se dice: She insists her own bedroom.• In everyday English, you insist that someone does something: · I insist that he waits.• En inglés cotidiano, se usa insist that someone does something: · I insist that he waits.• In formal English, you insist that someone do something, using the base form of the verb (=infinitive without ‘to’): · I insist that he wait.• En inglés formal, se usa insist that someone do something con la forma base del verbo (= infinitivo sin 'to'): · I insist that he wait.• You use the base form of the verb when talking about the past: · I insisted that he wait. In everyday English, people also say: · I insisted that he waited.• Se usa la forma base del verbo al hablar en pasado: · I insisted that he wait. En inglés cotidiano también se dice: · I insisted that he waited.• You insist that someone should do something: · They insisted that I should join them. This pattern is often used in the past, when reporting what someone has insisted.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• Se usa insist that someone should do something: · They insisted that I should join them. Esta estructura se usa frecuentemente en pasado para reportar lo que alguien ha insistido. Guía gramatical ‒ VERBOSTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSinsist to say firmly that someone should do something or that something should happenafirmar con firmeza que alguien debe hacer algo o que algo debe ocurrir: · She insisted that it was her turn to drive.· Ella insistió en que era su turno de conducir.demand to say very strongly and sometimes angrily that you want something or that something must happendecir con mucha fuerza y a veces con enojo que se quiere algo o que algo debe ocurrir: · I wrote a letter to the company, demanding an apology and a refund.· Escribí una carta a la empresa exigiendo una disculpa y un reembolso.· The guards demanded to see her ID.· Los guardias exigieron ver su identificación.require [usually passive] formalformal if you are required to do something, a rule or law says that you must do itsi se le exige hacer algo, una norma o ley establece que debe hacerlo: · The successful applicant will be required to sign a two-year contract.· El candidato seleccionado deberá firmar un contrato de dos años.be adamant to say very firmly that something must happen or is right, and refuse to change your mind when other people try to persuade youafirmar con mucha firmeza que algo debe ocurrir o que es correcto, y negarse a cambiar de opinión cuando otros intentan persuadir: · The actress has always been adamant about keeping her private life private.· La actriz siempre ha sido tajante en cuanto a mantener su vida privada en privado.won’t take no for an answer informalinformal to insist that someone must do what you say or askinsistir en que alguien debe hacer lo que uno dice o pide: · You’re coming home with me – I won’t take no for an answer.· Te vienes a casa conmigo; no acepto un no por respuesta.put your foot down to say very firmly that someone must not do somethingdecir con mucha firmeza que alguien no debe hacer algo: · Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dad put their foot down.· Ed estaba hablando de abandonar la escuela, pero mamá y papá se pusieron firmes.