ahínco
persistence.
The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
acoger con ahínco la idea de
seize upon + the idea of
It is strange that the inventors of universal languages have not seized upon the idea of producing one which better fitted the technique for transmitting and recording speech.
buscar con ahínco
look + hard
One has to look hard to find mention of Brief, let alone her ideas.
con ahínco
diligently
industriously
The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.
For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
jugar con ahínco
play + hard
put up/on + a brave performance
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
Benfica put up a brave performance against Chelsea but still crashed out of the Champions League.
poner mucho ahínco
try + Posesivo + heart out
She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
poner mucho ahínco en
put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into
Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting.
trabajando con ahínco
hard at work
The organizing committe is hard at work to ensure that everyone has a memorable and enjoyable conference.
trabajar con ahínco
be (still) working away
be (still) toiling away
be (still) hard at it
put in + some hard work
work away
work + hard
I really admire her passion and love for her life's work, she is 96 and still working away.
Even after 23 years after India declared child labour as illegal, official figures show 12 million youngsters are still toiling away.
I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
For our season to end in such climactic, orgasmic fashion, some hard work is going to have to be put in.
This is a practical hands-on training day where you'll follow the process by using your laptop and working away all day long.
Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
