persévérer

Trop confiant en lui-même, au lieu de résister à la tentation, il persévérait dans ses pratiques frauduleuses.
He was self-sufficient, and instead of resisting temptation, he continued to follow his fraudulent practices.
Il savait que s’il persévérait, il aurait sa chance un jour ou l’autre, et il l’eut !
He knew that if he went, he would have his chance one day or the other, and it was!
Ne sachant mieux, il persévérait dans des pénitences infinies et des mortifications laborieuses à tel point que, parfois, il s'évanouissait d'épuisement.
Knowing no better, he persevered in penances so many, and mortifications so arduous, that sometimes he was found fainting through exhaustion.
Ce vendeur persévérait à me demander d'acheter une voiture.
That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car.
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