insistent

ɪnˈsɪstənt
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Translation of insistent from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

persistent

not giving up easily
volhardend aandringend
  • She was insistent on finishing her homework.Ze was volhardend om haar huiswerk af te maken.
2.

urgent

demanding attention or action
dringend aandringend
  • The insistent phone ringing interrupted our conversation.Het dringende telefoongerinkel onderbrak ons gesprek.
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Synonyms and analogies of insistent in English

Examples of insistent in a sentence

  • The insistent phone calls were hard to ignore.
  • Her insistent demands were finally met.
  • The insistent knocking at the door was alarming.

Translations of "insistent" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
aanhoudendprtp.

Do not pay attention to her insistent demanding barking.

Geen aandacht besteden aan haar veeleisende aanhoudend blaffen.

indringendadj.

He sent a note this morning and was most insistent.

Hij stuurde een briefje vanmorgen en was het meest indringend.

dringendadj.

Be especially vigilant if the sender is quite insistent that you open the file attached.

Wees vooral alert als de afzender is vrij dringend, dat u het bestand opent.

volhardendprtp.

Maury was insistent, but I didn't buy it.

Maury was volhardend, maar ik geloofde hem niet.

vasthoudend

She was most insistent... that he came up here alone.

Ze was zeer vasthoudend dat hij hier alleen naar boven ging.

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Other translations for insistent:

  • aandringen

insistent: Examples and translations in context

The insistent knocking at the door interrupted our meeting abruptly.

Het aanhoudende gebons op de deur onderbrak onze vergadering abrupt.

The insistent buzzing from the phone was impossible to ignore.

Het aanhoudende gezoem van de telefoon was niet te negeren.

Her insistent requests for feedback made the team improve their project quickly.

Haar aanhoudende vraag naar feedback zorgde ervoor dat het team hun project in hoog tempo verbeterde.

An insistent alarm alerted the staff to the presence of smoke in the building.

Een aanhoudend luid alarm waarschuwde het personeel dat er rook in het gebouw was.

Otherwise, insistent barking can not be stopped.

Anders zal aanhoudend blaffen niet worden gestopt.

I know, but he is very insistent.

Dat weet ik maar, hij is erg aanhoudend.

They were most insistent, said they'd received a tip-off.

Ze waren het meest aanhoudend, zeiden dat ze een waarschuwing hadden ontvangen.

An eighth record plays an insistent drone that underscores time as a persistent condition of emergence.

Een achtste plaat speelt een aanhoudende toon die de tijd onderstreept als een blijvende voorwaarde voor het ontstaan.

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