What is the Portuguese word for "to insist"?

Learn how to say "to insist" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

to insist

Portuguese

teimar

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Examples of how to use "to insist" in Portuguese

English
Why do you insist on disagreeing?
Portuguese
Por que você teima em discordar?
English
He insists on always being right.
Portuguese
Ele teima em ter sempre razão.
English
Yesterday I argued with the teacher.
Portuguese
Ontem eu teimei com o professor.
English
When I was a child, I used to be quite stubborn.
Portuguese
Quando criança, eu teimava bastante.
English
Tomorrow we will argue about this.
Portuguese
Amanhã nós teimaremos sobre isso.
English
I would insist if I were tired.
Portuguese
Eu teimaria se estivesse cansado.

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Why do you insist on disagreeing?

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