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[rɪ'zɪst] 1.1) (oppose, struggle against) opporsi a [reform, attempt]; respingere [ attack]2) (refrain from) resistere a [temptation, offer]3) (to be unaffected by) essere resistente a, resistere a [rust, heat]2.verbo intransitivo resistere* * *[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) resistere2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) resistere3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) resistere•- resistant* * *resist /rɪˈzɪst/n.3 (metall.) rivestimento isolante.♦ (to) resist /rɪˈzɪst/A v. t.1 resistere a: to resist temptation, resistere alla tentazione; These buildings are made to resist earthquakes, questi edifici sono costruiti per resistere ai terremoti; to resist infection [a disease], combattere l'infezione [una malattia]; This material resists both heat and cold, questo materiale resiste sia al caldo che al freddo; to resist God's will, opporsi alla volontà di Dio2 resistere a; fare a meno di: I cannot resist a glass of wine, non so rinunciare a un bicchiere di vino; to resist doing st., trattenersi dal fare qc.; I couldn't resist eating another piece of cake, non ho potuto trattenermi dal mangiare un'altra fetta di tortaB v. i.1 resistere; opporre resistenza; She followed us without resisting, ci ha seguiti senza opporre resistenza● (leg.) to resist arrest, fare resistenza all'arresto.NOTA D'USO: - to resist to do o to resist doing?-* * *[rɪ'zɪst] 1.1) (oppose, struggle against) opporsi a [reform, attempt]; respingere [ attack]2) (refrain from) resistere a [temptation, offer]3) (to be unaffected by) essere resistente a, resistere a [rust, heat]2.verbo intransitivo resistere
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