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obstiner

French → English

verb//ɔb.sti.ne//

(Behavior) To persist: to stubbornly continue an action despite opposition or difficulty.

Il s'obstinait à escorter sa cabotine malgré ses refus répétés.

(English) He persisted in escorting the actress despite her repeated refusals.

Ils s'obstinaient à ne point faire la moindre attention à lui.

(English) They stubbornly refused to pay the slightest attention to him.

Entry ID: fr:en:obstiner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary