N'insista (en. Did not insist)

/nɛ̃.zɛ̃.sis.ta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Negative form of the verb insist.

He said not to insist, so I dropped it.

Il a dit de ne pas insister, alors j'ai laissé tomber.

Not to pressure or not to insistently ask.

She added: 'Don't insist, it might bother him.'

Elle a ajouté : 'N'insista pas, cela pourrait le déranger.'

Indicating to someone not to focus on a particular subject.

He asked not to insist on his mistakes.

Il a demandé de ne pas insister sur ses erreurs.

The verb 'insister' comes from the Latin 'insistere', meaning 'to stand on, to hold fast'.

don't insist

Don't pressure someone.

n'insiste pas

please, don't insist

I'm kindly asking you not to continue bringing up this topic.

je t'en prie, n'insiste pas

to insist to obtain

To pressure to obtain something.

insister pour obtenir

insist

To pressure to obtain something or to persuade.

insister

persist

To continue doing something despite difficulties.

persister

repeat

To say something again.

répéter

To drop an idea

When he said that, I understood that I had to not insist.

Quand il a dit ça, j'ai compris que je devais n'insista.

To move on

After his response, she decided to not insist and change the subject.

Après sa réponse, elle a décidé de n'insista et de changer de sujet.