resist

resist
rə'zist
verb
1) (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.) resistir
3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) resistir
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- resistant
resist vb
1. resistir
they tried to resist the enemy attack intentaron resistir el ataque del enemigo
I couldn't resist telling him no pude resistir la tentación de decírselo
2. oponerse
conservative people resist change la gente conservadora se opone al cambio
resist
tr[rɪ'zɪst]
transitive verb
1 (not give in to) resistir, resistirse a
■ they resisted the attack for three weeks resistieron el ataque durante tres semanas
■ I couldn't resist buying it no pude resistir la tentación de comprarlo
■ I can't resist liqueur chocolates no puedo resistirme a los bombones de licor
2 (oppose) oponer resistencia a
resist [ri'zɪst] vt
1) withstand: resistir
to resist heat: resistir el calor
2) oppose: oponerse a
resist
v.
• 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
1.
transitive verb resistir; \<\<change/plan\>\> oponer* resistencia a

she found him hard to resist — le costaba resistirse a sus encantos

I can't resist chocolate — el chocolate me vuelve loco

to resist -ING — resistirse a + inf


2.
vi
a) (fight, oppose) \<\<troops\>\> resistir, oponer* resistencia
b) (not give way) resistirse, contenerse*
[rɪ'zɪst]
1.
VT (=oppose) resistir(se) a; (=be unaffected by) resistir

to resist arrest — resistirse a ser detenido, oponer resistencia a la policía

they resisted the attack vigorously — resistieron vigorosamente el ataque

we resist this change — nos oponemos a este cambio

to resist temptation — resistir la tentación

I couldn't resist buying it — no me resistí a comprarlo

I can't resist saying that ... — no puedo resistir al impulso de decir que ...

I can't resist squid — me vuelven loco los calamares

she can't resist sweets — no puede resistirse a los dulces

2.
VI resistir
* * *
[rɪ'zɪst]
1.
transitive verb resistir; \<\<change/plan\>\> oponer* resistencia a

she found him hard to resist — le costaba resistirse a sus encantos

I can't resist chocolate — el chocolate me vuelve loco

to resist -ING — resistirse a + inf


2.
vi
a) (fight, oppose) \<\<troops\>\> resistir, oponer* resistencia
b) (not give way) resistirse, contenerse*

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