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persistente

persistent

adjective per-sees-TEN-teh Rare

Origin: Latin persistens, present participle of persistere ('to persist').

Also means

lasting

Usage Note

Persistente describes something that continues or endures over time: tosse persistente ('persistent cough'), odore persistente ('lingering smell'). It is invariable for gender and its plural is persistenti. The related verb is persistere ('to persist'), which takes essere as auxiliary. Do not confuse with insistente ('insistent'), which applies to people or repeated actions rather than enduring conditions.

Examples

"Ha una tosse persistente da due settimane."

Natural Translation

She has had a persistent cough for two weeks.

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