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Beaucoup de mes collègues ont insisté sur ces points.
Many of my colleagues have insisted on these points.
Notre rapporteur, M. Brie, a abondamment insisté sur ce point.
Our rapporteur, Mr Brie, placed considerable emphasis on that point.
Il a insisté deux fois pour fumer dans sa chambre.
He got cited twice for smoking in his room.
C'est un sujet sur lequel le Parlement a beaucoup insisté.
This is a point on which Parliament has been very insistent.
Les prophètes et les apôtres ont insisté sur ce thème.
Prophets and apostles have dwelt upon this theme.
Le président... Il a beaucoup insisté pour connaître chaque nom.
The president, he was very insistent on knowing every name.
Désolé de devoir faire ça, mais la principale a insisté.
Sorry we had to do this, but the lady principal insisted.
Nous avons trop insisté sur ce que le gouvernement a fait.
We have put too much emphasis on what government has done.
On n'avait pas les moyens, mais il a insisté, comme toujours.
We could not afford it, but he insisted, as usual.
Rien de spécial à son sujet, elle aurait insisté.
Nothing special about her, she would have insisted.
Et vous avez essayé de discuter avec elle, mais elle a insisté.
And you tried to argue with her, but she was insistent.
C'est ce que je lui ai dit, mais il a insisté pour venir.
That's what I told him, but he insisted on coming.
Le mélange entier est insisté dans un bocal en verre pendant deux semaines.
The whole mixture is insisted in a glass jar for two weeks.
Voilà pourquoi le Mexique a insisté sur une réforme progressive et prudente.
That is why Mexico has insisted on a gradual and cautious reform.
Vous avez insisté pour établir un objectif de coopération territoriale plus ambitieux.
You have insisted on establishing a more ambitious territorial cooperation objective.
Alors pourquoi avoir insisté en revenant de l'hôpital ?
Then why did you insist on coming back from the hospital?
Je ne voulais pas vous en parler, mais Dorota a insisté.
I did not want to say this, but dorota insist.
J'ai fait de mon mieux, mais elle a insisté.
I did my best, but she absolutely insisted.
Elle ne l'aurait pas achetée si je n'avais pas insisté.
She wouldn't have bought it if I hadn't pushed her!
Je n'aime pas le poisson-globe, mais mon ami a insisté.
I don't eat globefish, but a friend took me.
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