je ne vais pas insister

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je ne vais pas insister

Ou "je ne vais pas persiter"

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "In the fitting room"

Dictation exercise A2

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Ian,

The verb we use is 'ne pas insister'.

The verb 'persister' demonstrates some obstination in my opinion and would definitely break the zip.

Hope this helps!

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ian, ‘insister’ is not incorrect. As well as having the usual meaning of the English word ‘insist’, in French ‘insister’ is a synonym of ‘persévérer’ or ‘persister’, ‘continuer á faire qqc’ and is often used in this context.

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/insister/43349

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