importunity

ˌɪmpɔːrˈtjuːnɪti
importunities
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Translation of importunity from English into Spanish

Noun

repeated requests

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persistent and sometimes annoying requests or demands
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insistencia fimportunidad fpetición insistente
  • His importunity made everyone uncomfortable.Su insistencia incomodó a todos.
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Synonyms and analogies of importunity in English

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Examples of importunity in a sentence

  • The importunity of the telemarketers was exhausting.

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

Noun
importunidadnf.

In such a case no degree of desire or importunity in prayer is improper.

En tal caso ningún grado de deseo o importunidad en oración es impropio.

impertinencianf.

The desire for some sort of conciliation is already such importunity.

El deseo por un cierto tipo de conciliación ya es una impertinencia.

inoportunidadnf.

How often has some insignificant circumstance, an importunity, a visitor that bored me, and whom I wished at Hong-kong, been the occasion later of enabling me to do good to someone.

¡Cuántas veces me ha sucedido que alguna circunstancia insignificante, una inoportunidad, un visitante que me aburrió y que deseaba se fuese a Hong-Kong, después diera ocasión de permitirme hacer el bien a alguien!

porfíanf.

Our powerful and kind Advocate responded: No, my Master, I will not desist from my importunity; if much I ask, I ask it of Thee, who are rich in mercies, powerful in action, true in thy words.

Respondía nuestra poderosa y piadosa Abogada: No, Dueño mío, no os dejaré con mi porfía; si mucho es lo que pido, a vos lo pido, que sois rico en misericordias, poderoso en las obras, verdadero en las palabras.

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Other translations for importunity:

  • insistencianf.

importunity: Examples and translations in context

The word "importunity" is no longer used or understood in modern language.

La palabra "importunidad" ya no se utiliza ni se entiende en el lenguaje moderno.

In general, the words seem to refer to well or ill-meant importunity which they endeavour to remove.

En general, las palabras parecen referirse a la importunidad bien o mal intencionadas que se esfuerzan por eliminar.

The word "importunity" means = shamelessness.

La palabra "importunidad" significa = sin vergüenza.

He was moved to action by the desire to escape the woman's importunity.

Se vio impelido a obrar por el deseo de verse libre de la importunidad de la mujer.

We are to pray with importunity like the man who asked for three loaves of bread at midnight from a friend who was already in bed.

Debemos pedir con importunidad, como el hombre que pidió tres panes a medianoche de un amigo ya acostado.

But this did not discourage me. I continued to hold on with increasing importunity.

Sin embargo, esto no me desanimó, sino que continué perseverando con una importunidad en ascenso.

The judge yielded to the widow's request merely through selfishness, that he might be relieved of her importunity.

El juez cedió a la petición de la viuda simplemente por egoísmo, a fin de quedar aliviado de su importunidad.

It is sad to contemplate that this importunity was unaccompanied by any aspirations for social welfare.

Es triste contemplar que esta impertinencia no estaba acompañada por ninguna aspiración de bienestar social.

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