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English to Portuguese Dictionary

resisted Meaning in Portuguese (resisted significado em português)

resistiu
resistiu in English:resisted
Phonetic:rɨzistiu
Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de resisted em português é resistiu. (Opor-se ou manter-se firme contra algo ou alguém no passado, muitas vezes impedindo-o com sucesso.)

Definitions of Resisted

  1. 1
    verb
    resistiu

    To have opposed or stood firm against something or someone in the past, often successfully preventing it.

    Opor-se ou manter-se firme contra algo ou alguém no passado, muitas vezes impedindo-o com sucesso.

  2. 2
    verb
    resistiu

    To have refrained from doing something tempting or undesirable in the past.

    Abster-se de fazer algo tentador ou indesejável no passado.

Example Sentences

casual

“She resisted the urge to eat another cookie.”

Ela resistiu ao impulso de comer mais um biscoito.

formal

“The small country successfully resisted the invasion.”

O pequeno país resistiu com sucesso à invasão.

Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In English:

opposedfoughtwithstood

Antonyms (Antônimos)

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveresist
third person singularresists
present participleresisting
nounresistance
adjectiveresistant

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

resist arrestcollocation

To physically or verbally oppose being taken into custody by law enforcement.

resist temptationcollocation

To successfully avoid doing something that is appealing but potentially harmful or wrong.