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rə'zist1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) resistir (a)2) (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.) resistir3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) resistir•- resistant
resist vb1. resistir2. oponersetr[rɪ'zɪst]1 (not give in to) resistir, resistirse a2 (oppose) oponer resistencia aresist [ri'zɪst] vt1) withstand: resistirto resist heat: resistir el calor2) oppose: oponerse av.• contrastar v.• guerrear v.• lidiar v.• oponer v.• oponerse a v.• rebatir v.• rebelarse v.• recalcitrar v.• resistir v.• sufrir v.• zapatear v.rɪ'zɪst
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transitive verb resistir; \<\<change/plan\>\> oponer* resistencia ato resist -ING — resistirse a + inf
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via) (fight, oppose) \<\<troops\>\> resistir, oponer* resistenciab) ( not give way) resistirse, contenerse*[rɪ'zɪst]1.VT (=oppose) resistir(se) a; (=be unaffected by) resistirto resist arrest — resistirse a ser detenido, oponer resistencia a la policía
I can't resist saying that... — no puedo resistir al impulso de decir que...
2.VI resistir* * *[rɪ'zɪst]
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transitive verb resistir; \<\<change/plan\>\> oponer* resistencia ato resist -ING — resistirse a + inf
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via) (fight, oppose) \<\<troops\>\> resistir, oponer* resistenciab) ( not give way) resistirse, contenerse*
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