English–Spanish
“insist” in Spanish
How to say “insist” in Spanish
“Insist” in Spanish is empeñar.
A person firmly committed to a decision.
Example sentences with empeñar
Tuvo que empeñar su guitarra para comprar comida.
He had to pawn his guitar to buy food.
Tips for using empeñar
- Empeñarse normally appears with en + infinitive to mark determination or stubbornness, so translating it with insistir may miss the stronger, self-imposed sense.
Other Spanish words for “insist”
No insistas, ya entendí.
Don't insist, I already understood.