English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-resist.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪst|-ɪst

Verb
en-verb

1. to attempt to counter the actions or effects of someone or something (transitive)
2. to withstand such actions (transitive)
3. to oppose (intransitive)

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|to withstand effects of something
Czech: odolat
trans-mid
Romanian: rezista
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Mandarin: �� (d�kàng)
ttbc|Turkish: direnmek

Noun
en-noun

1. a protective covering

Derived terms
resistance
resistant
resistible
resistive
resistor

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• 2007-12-13 12:43 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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