persistent

persistant, durable

Qui dure longtemps sans disparaître.

En anglais simple : Continuing for a long time without going away.

• He has a persistent cough.
• Persistent rain delayed the repairs.
• The company still faces persistent financial problems.

Synonymes : lasting, continuing, enduring

Contraires : temporary

Expressions courantes : persistent cough, persistent problem, persistent rain, persistent pain

persévérant, tenace

Qui continue à essayer ou à demander malgré les difficultés ou les demandes d’arrêter.

En anglais simple : Continuing to try or demand something even when it is difficult or others want you to stop.

• She is a persistent campaigner.
• The persistent salesman called again yesterday.
• His persistent efforts finally brought results.

Comment l'utiliser : persistent in doing something (She was persistent in asking for a fair answer.)

Synonymes : determined, tenacious, dogged

Expressions courantes : persistent effort, persistent questioning, persistent in something

insistant, répété

Qui se produit sans cesse, souvent de manière agaçante.

En anglais simple : Happening again and again, often in an annoying way.

• Persistent knocking woke me up.
• We complained about the persistent interruptions.
• Her persistent questions eventually annoyed the teacher.

Synonymes : repeated, incessant

Expressions courantes : persistent knocking, persistent calls, persistent interruptions

persistant

Qui reste attaché à la plante après son développement complet, au lieu de tomber.

En anglais simple : Staying attached to a plant after becoming fully grown, instead of falling off.

• The fruit has a persistent calyx.
• Persistent leaves remain attached through winter.
• These persistent scales protect the mature seeds.

Synonymes : retained

Contraires : deciduous

Expressions courantes : persistent leaves, persistent calyx, persistent scales