Grammatical class
Verb
insister
to insist, emphasize
Details
Syllables
in-sis-ter
Phonetics
ɛ̃.sis.te
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
5533
Freq. (movies)
5538
Freq. (news)
8801
Sentences
Je dois insister.
I must insist.
A1
Je veux insister sur ce point en particulier.
I would like to place particular emphasis on this point.
A1
Inutile d'insister.
There's no need to insist.
A2
Je ne voulais pas avoir l'air d'insister.
I didn't want to seem pushy.
A2
Vous devriez insister sur ce fait.
You should emphasize that fact.
B1
Je ne saurais trop insister sur ce point.
I can’t stress this point enough.
B2