| persistent | 2. a. occurring frequently, berulang-ulang: a ~ cough, batuk yg berulang-ulang; b. lingering, tdk hilang-hilang: a ~ nasty smell, bau busuk yg tdk hilang-hilang; 3. continuing without interruption, tdk henti-henti: ~ rain caused the river to overflow, hujan yg tdk henti-henti menyebabkan air sungai itu melimpah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| persistent | adj 1. refusing to give up, relentless, berterusan; (of person) terus mendesak: his ~ attempts to annoy me resulted in my slapping him, perbuatannya yg berterusan mengganggu saya menyebabkan saya menamparnya; her ~ efforts were rewarded, usahanya yg berterusan telah mencapai kejayaan; a ~ salesman, jurujual yg terus mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stubborn | 2. persistent, difficult to remove or cure,susah hendak + approp v: there were ~ stains on the cushion, terdapat kotoran yg susah hendak dihilangkan pd kusyen itu; a ~ cough that has lasted for months,batuk yg berbulan-bulan lamanya dan susah hendak disembuhkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrillness | b. (persistent, forceful) kelantangan, lantang(nya). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrill | 2. persistent, forceful, lantang: his ~ protests about the ill treatment of the inmates by the wardens, bantahannya yg lantang ttg penganiayaan banduan oleh pengawal-pengawal penjara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vendetta | n 1. persistent campaign of vengeance, dendam, perseteruan, permusuhan: he conducted a personal ~ against the authrorities, dia menaruh dendam thdp pihak berkuasa itu; 2. family feud, /dendam, perseteruan, pemusuhan/ keluarga: ~s were customary in those days, dendam keluarga ialah satu kebiasaan pd masa dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strenuous | 2. very active, ardently persistent, cukup /giat, aktif/: a ~ supporter of the Labour Party cause, seorang penyokong Parti Buruh yg cukup aktif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insistent | adj 1. persistent, resolute, a. (of person) berkeras + approp v; (habitually) suka mendesak: the doctor was ~ about the necessity for complete rest, doktor itu berkeras mengatakan perlunya pesakit tersebut betul-betul berehat; she was ~ that we have dinner at her house, dia berkeras meminta kami makan malam di rumahnya; you know how ~ she can be, kamu tentu tahu betapa dia suka mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| importunate | adj (fml) 1. persistent in asking (for st) tdk henti-henti mendesak; (of beggar) tdk henti-henti meminta: he tried to avoid his ~ creditors, dia mencuba mengelak drpd pemiutangnya yg tdk henti-henti mendesak; 2. (of request, claim, etc) persistently made, dibuat tdk henti-henti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exasperate | vt irritate, (act.) menjengkelkan; (pass.) (berasa) jengkel: our persistent questioning ~d mother, soalan kami yg tdk henti-henti menjengkelkan ibu; I was ~d by the noise, saya berasa jengkel mendengar bunyi bising itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |