Cypriot dictionary entry
diritmek
insisting, resisting
🇬🇧 English
insisting, resisting
🇹🇷 Turkish
ısrar etmek, direnmek
🇬🇷 Greek
επιμένω, αντιστέκομαι
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About the word "diritmek"
The Cypriot word "diritmek" translates to "insisting, resisting" in English, and to "ısrar etmek, direnmek" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "επιμένω, αντιστέκομαι". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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