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Pronunciation / Transliteration: persistant
"Il y a un problème persistant avec le système."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
"She was persistent in her pursuit of a career in medicine."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin persistent- 'continuing', from the verb persistere (see persist).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "persistent" is said worldwide
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persistant
Transliteration: persistant
"Il y a un problème persistant avec le système."
hartnäckig
Transliteration: hartnäckig
"Er hat ein hartnäckiges Problem mit seinem Auto."
persistente
Transliteration: persistente
"La tosse è persistente durante la notte."
persistente
Transliteration: persistente
"Hubo una lluvia persistente todo el día."
persistente
Transliteration: persistente
"O esforço persistente traz bons resultados."
जिद्दी
Transliteration: ziddi
"उसकी जिद्दी मेहनत रंग लाई।"
坚持不懈的
Transliteration: jiān chí bù xiè de
"他的坚持不懈最终取得了成功。"
끈질긴
Transliteration: kkunjilgin
"그는 끈질긴 노력 끝에 성공했다."
しつこい
Transliteration: shitsukoi
"彼はしつこく質問を続けた。"
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