resist

verbosustantivocorriente en diálogos

Canadá//ɹɪˈzɪst//
Canadá//ɹəˈzɪst//
Australia//ɹɪˈzɪst//
Nueva Zelanda//ɹəˈzəst//

To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

verbo

1
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
Shepard: You could have resisted. You could have fought! Instead, you surrendered. You quit.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
2
To withstand the actions of.
The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.
3
To oppose; to refuse to accept.
4
obsoletoTo be distasteful to.
These cates resist me,

Etimología

From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).

sustantivo

1
A protective coating or covering.
Keeping the ties loose ensures that the yarn can absorb the dye without creating a resist.

Formas

plural: resists
pasado: resisted
participio: resisted
gerundio: resisting
3.ª persona del singular: resists

resign · To give up; to relinquish ownership of.resignation · The act of resigning.resigned · Characterized by resignation or acceptance.

resist · To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

resistance · The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.resistant · A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance…resisting · resistance

Las páginas vecinas — El orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.