persist

persister, subsister

Continuer à se produire ou à exister plus longtemps que prévu.

En anglais simple : To continue to happen or exist longer than expected.

• The pain persisted all night.
• Doubts about the plan persist.
• Will these problems persist after the repairs?

Comment l'utiliser : persist for a period (The smell persisted for several days.)

Synonymes : continue, remain, last

Contraires : stop, disappear

Expressions courantes : symptoms persist, problems persist, persist for days

persister, persévérer

Continuer à faire quelque chose malgré les difficultés ou malgré ceux qui veulent qu’on arrête.

En anglais simple : To keep doing something despite difficulties or other people wanting you to stop.

• She persisted despite the difficulties.
• He persisted in calling after I asked him to stop.
• If you persist with your studies, you will improve.

Comment l'utiliser : persist in doing something (He persisted in asking the same question.); persist with something (She persisted with the difficult project.)

Synonymes : persevere, keep going

Contraires : quit, give up

Expressions courantes : persist in something, persist with something, persist despite something, persist in trying