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English to Spanish Dictionary

resists Meaning in Spanish (resists significado en español)

resiste, resistir
resiste in English:resists
Plural: resists
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de resists en español es resiste, resistir. (Oponerse a algo con éxito o soportar su acción o efecto.)

Definitions of Resists

  1. 1
    verb
    resistir

    To withstand the action or effect of something, or to oppose something successfully.

    Oponerse a algo con éxito o soportar su acción o efecto.

Example Sentences

“The body resists infection naturally.”

El cuerpo resiste la infección de forma natural.

“She resists any attempt to control her.”

Ella resiste cualquier intento de controlarla.

“The material resists heat and corrosion.”

El material resiste el calor y la corrosión.

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveresist
past tenseresisted
present participleresisting
nounresistance
adjectiveresistant

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

resist arrestcollocation

To refuse to submit to lawful apprehension by a police officer.

resist the temptationcollocation

To successfully avoid doing something one desires but knows is wrong or unwise.

resist changecollocation

To oppose or be unwilling to adapt to new developments or alterations.