Meanings (ES + gloss)
empeñarse • insistir
To hold up a claim emphatically.
I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.
The defendant insisted on his innocence.
insistir • instar
To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.
The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign.
Phrases
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