Polyglot Dictionary

teimar

/tejˈmaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
teimo
preterite (eu)
teimei
past participle
teimado

Meaning

  1. to insist

    • Teima em ficar.

      He insists on staying.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

insistir

teimar is more about stubborn persistence, being stubborn about something; insistir is more general, to insist on a point.

Similar in other languages

German

beharren

beharren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

Spanish

insistir

insistir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

French

insister

insister is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to insist."

Practice

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