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Detailed Translations for resist from English to French

resist:

to resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)

  1. to resist (thwart; counteract; withstand; oppose)
    contrecarrer; contrarier; se rebeller; s'opposer à
    • contrecarrer verb (contrecarre, contrecarres, contrecarrons, contrecarrez, )
    • contrarier verb (contrarie, contraries, contrarions, contrariez, )
  2. to resist (withstand)
    résister; tenir tête à; résister à
    • résister verb (résiste, résistes, résistons, résistez, )
  3. to resist (struggle; fight back)
  4. to resist (defend; keep away; keep off; hold off; keep out)
    se défendre; rejeter; écarter; repousser; se débattre; défendre; résister; parer; résister à
    • rejeter verb (rejette, rejettes, rejetons, rejetez, )
    • écarter verb (écarte, écartes, écartons, écartez, )
    • repousser verb (repousse, repousses, repoussons, repoussez, )
    • défendre verb (défends, défend, défendons, défendez, )
    • résister verb (résiste, résistes, résistons, résistez, )
    • parer verb (pare, pares, parons, parez, )
  5. to resist
    montrer de la résistance; résister; s'opposer
    • résister verb (résiste, résistes, résistons, résistez, )
    • s'opposer verb

Conjugations for resist:

present
  1. resist
  2. resist
  3. resists
  4. resist
  5. resist
  6. resist
simple past
  1. resisted
  2. resisted
  3. resisted
  4. resisted
  5. resisted
  6. resisted
present perfect
  1. have resisted
  2. have resisted
  3. has resisted
  4. have resisted
  5. have resisted
  6. have resisted
past continuous
  1. was resisting
  2. were resisting
  3. was resisting
  4. were resisting
  5. were resisting
  6. were resisting
future
  1. shall resist
  2. will resist
  3. will resist
  4. shall resist
  5. will resist
  6. will resist
continuous present
  1. am resisting
  2. are resisting
  3. is resisting
  4. are resisting
  5. are resisting
  6. are resisting
subjunctive
  1. be resisted
  2. be resisted
  3. be resisted
  4. be resisted
  5. be resisted
  6. be resisted
diverse
  1. resist!
  2. let's resist!
  3. resisted
  4. resisting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for resist:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
contrarier counteract; oppose; resist; thwart; withstand badger; cause failure; chicane; counteract; cross; frustrate; hamper; have something on one's mind; hinder; nag; obstruct; oppose; pester; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset
contrecarrer counteract; oppose; resist; thwart; withstand beat against the wind; block; confine; cross; cross o.s.; dam; discourage; dissuade; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; hamper; hinder; hold back; limit; make impossible; make the sign of the cross; navigate; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; restrict; sabotage; sail against the wind; stem; stop; tack; thwart; upset
défendre defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist back; be of the opinion; field; foil; guard; herd; parry; protect; safeguard; shield; support; take the view; ward off; watch over
montrer de la résistance resist
parer defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist beautify; deck out; decorate; doll up; dress; dress o.s. up; dress up; embellish; field; fit out; fit up; foil; furnish; garnish; get dressed; make up; parry; put on make-up; trim; ward off
rejeter defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist abstain; balk at; decline; disown; fob off with; ignore; not follow up; outvote; pass the buck; push off; refuse; refuse flatly; reject; render thanks; renounce; return; say thank you to; scorn; shift onto; sprout from; spurn; thank; throw back; turn down; vote down
repousser defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist abstain; alienate; avert; debar; decline; denounce; deter; disapprove; disclaim; disown; evacuate; except; except from; exclude; fend off; fob off with; force back; frighten away; frighten off; keep off; keep out; lay off; move; move over; not follow up; object to; outvote; parry; postpone; preclude; prevent; push; push away; push off; push up; put off; refuse; reject; remove; renounce; repudiate; rule out; scare off; scorn; shove away; shut out; spurn; turn down; vote down
résister defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist; withstand continue; drag on; hold on; keep on; keep up; persevere; persist
résister à defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist; withstand confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; match for; restrict
s'opposer resist
s'opposer à counteract; oppose; resist; thwart; withstand bother; confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; hamper; hinder; impede; limit; obstruct; raise objections; restrict; stonewall
se débattre defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist fight against; kick off; struggle; wear out
se débattre contre fight back; resist; struggle
se défendre defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist
se rebeller counteract; oppose; resist; thwart; withstand mutiny; rebel; revolt; stand up
tenir tête à resist; withstand
écarter defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; resist avert; break open; crack; discard; divert; evacuate; fend off; field; foil; ignore; keep off; lay off; parry; remove; stretch; stretch gesture; tear open; turn away; ward off
- balk; baulk; defy; dissent; fend; hold out; jib; protest; refuse; reject; stand; stand firm; withstand
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- kick against; offer resistance

Related Words for "resist":

  • resisting, resistive

Synonyms for "resist":


Antonyms for "resist":


Related Definitions for "resist":

  1. withstand the force of something1
    • The trees resisted her1
  2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something1
  3. express opposition through action or words1
  4. refuse to comply1
  5. elude, especially in a baffling way1
  6. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ1

Wiktionary Translations for resist:

resist
verb
  1. to withstand effects of something
resist
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
resist résister tegenstribbelen — weerstand bieden
resist se débattre tegenspartelen — weerstand bieden door wilde bewegingen te maken
resist résister weerstaan — stand houden, weerstand bieden aan
resist résister widerstehenstandhaft bleiben, einer Versuchung nicht erliegen
resist résister widerstehentrotzen, sich widersetzen, nicht nachgeben, Widerstand leisten

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