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1 resist
[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.) upirati se2) (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.) upirati se3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) kljubovati•- resistant* * *I [rizíst]intransitive verb & transitive verbupirati se, upreti se, ustavljati se, ne poslušati, braniti se; nasprotovati, oponirati; preprečiti, zadržati, zaustaviti; ne popuščatito resist an attack — upreti se napadu, braniti se pred napadomto resist frost — upirati se mrazu, prenašati mrazif you can resist a cigarette — če se lahko uprete skušnjavi (kajenja) cigarete (se lahko odrečete cigareti)I cannot resist saying — ne morem si kaj, da ne bi rekelII [rizíst]nounsnov, s katero se prevleče površina, da se prepreči rja (rjavenje); zaščitna pasta -
2 temptation
1) (the act of tempting: the temptation of Christ (by the Devil).) skušnjava2) (something that tempts: He was surrounded by temptations.) skušnjava* * *[temptéišən]nounskušnjava, zapeljevanje; vaba; nekaj zapeljivega; obsolete preskušnjato lead into temptation — voditi, zavesti v skušnjavo -
3 repel
[rə'pel]past tense, past participle - repelled; verb1) (to resist or fight (an enemy) successfully: to repel invaders.)2) (to cause a feeling of dislike or disgust: She was repelled by his dirty appearance.)3) (to force to move away: Oil repels water.)* * *[ripél]1.transitive verbodbi(ja)ti (udarec itd.); odgnati, odriniti; zavrniti, zavreči, odkloniti; upirati se; potisniti nazaj (sovražnika);2.intransitive verbbiti oduren (zoprn, odvraten), gnusiti se, gabiti se, zbujati odvratnost, odbijatito repel a plea, a suitor — odbiti prošnjo, snubca -
4 tempt
[tempt](to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something): The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.) mamiti- tempter
- tempting
- temptingly
- be tempted to do something
- be tempted* * *[tempt]transitive verbskušati, zavesti (privesti) v skušnjavo, mikati, izzivati, mamiti, zapeljevati, zbujati poželenje; pregovoriti; staviti na preskušnjoa tempting offer — vabljiva, zapeljiva ponudbato tempt Providence — skušati, izzivati usodoI am tempted to... — mika me, hoče se mi, sem v skušnjavi, da...I was strongly tempted to resist — zelo me je mikalo, da bi se uprlnothing would tempt me to do it — nič me ne bi zavedlo, da bi to storil -
5 withstand
[wið'stænd]past tense, past participle - withstood; verb(to oppose or resist (successfully): They withstood the siege for eight months.) upirati se* * *[wiðstaend]transitive verbupreti (upirati) se, protiviti se, zoperstaviti se čemu, biti kos (čemu), nasprotovati (čemu); intransitive verb nuditi odpor
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resist — [ri zist′] vt. [ME resisten < MFr resister < L resistere < re , back + sistere, to set, caus. of stare, to STAND] 1. to withstand; oppose; fend off; stand firm against; withstand the action of 2. a) to oppose actively; fight, argue, or… … English World dictionary
temptation — n. 1) to overcome, resist temptation 2) to be exposed to, face temptation 3) to succumb to temptation 4) to place, put temptation in smb. s way 5) irresistible, strong temptation * * * [temp teɪʃ(ə)n] face temptation put temptation in smb. s way… … Combinatory dictionary
resist — resister, n. resistingly, adv. /ri zist /, v.t. 1. to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation. 2. to withstand the action or effect of: to resist spoilage. 3. to refrain or abstain from, esp. with… … Universalium
resist — re‧sist [rɪˈzɪst] verb [intransitive, transitive] to try to prevent something happening or changing: • It resisted a bid by the Denver company to acquire a 46% stake. • The board voted to file for bankruptcy, even though two directors resisted. * … Financial and business terms
resist — re|sist W3 [rıˈzıst] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: resistere, from sistere to stop ] 1.) [I,T usually in negatives] to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do cannot resist (doing) … Dictionary of contemporary English
resist — [[t]rɪzɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ resists, resisting, resisted 1) VERB If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. [V n ing] The Prime Minister says she will resist a single European currency being imposed... [V n] … English dictionary
resist */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈzɪst] / US verb Word forms resist : present tense I/you/we/they resist he/she/it resists present participle resisting past tense resisted past participle resisted 1) [intransitive/transitive, often in negatives] to stop yourself from doing … English dictionary
temptation */*/ — UK [tempˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] Word forms temptation : singular temptation plural temptations a) a strong feeling of wanting to have or to do something, especially something that is bad for you temptation to do something: The… … English dictionary
temptation — temp|ta|tion [ temp teıʃn ] noun count or uncount ** a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something, especially something that is bad for you: temptation to do something: The temptation to gamble is great, so he stays home. give… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
resist — re|sist [ rı zıst ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to oppose or fight against someone or something: The judge resisted pressure to lengthen the sentence. The ANC had previously resisted calls for such a meeting. resist arrest: One protester was injured … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
temptation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, overwhelming, strong ▪ irresistible ▪ constant ▪ sexual … Collocations dictionary