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persistente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lingering adjective Continuing to exist or be noticeable long after you would expect it to have gone.
  • nagging adj Persistently annoying, worrying, or painful.
  • persistent adjective Continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition; refusing to give up.

Senses

persistente is used for these senses in English:

  • lingering an act of loitering or waiting.
  • nagging Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
  • persistent Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

lingering — full definition

  1. adjective Continuing to exist or be noticeable long after you would expect it to have gone.
  2. verb Present participle of linger: staying somewhere longer than necessary, often because you are reluctant to leave.
  3. adjective Slow and drawn out, especially of illness or death.

nagging — full definition

  1. adj Persistently annoying, worrying, or painful.
  2. noun The act of repeatedly pestering someone.

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