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  2. /Pronominal verbs of effort and resignation (sforzarsi, rassegnarsi)
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ostinarsi

ostinarsi
to persist (stubbornly)
From Lesson 386:Pronominal verbs of effort and resignation (sforzarsi, rassegnarsi)·Italian

Usages of ostinarsi

Se il tempo va peggiorando, perché continui a ostinarti e a spingerti nel gelo?
If the weather is worsening, why do you continue to persist and push yourself into the freezing cold?
Un alpinista qualsiasi non si ostina quando manca l'ossigeno.
Any ordinary mountaineer does not persist when oxygen is lacking.

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