vastustaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
- bridle noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
- buck noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
- contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
- counter noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
- counteract verb To reduce or cancel out the effect of something by acting in an opposing way.
- demur verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
- dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
- except preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
- object noun A physical thing that can be seen or touched.
- oppose verb To disagree with or actively resist something.
- protest verb To express strong objection to something.
- resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
- withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.
Senses
vastustaa is used for these senses in English:
- affront (transitive) To meet defiantly; to confront.
- bridle (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- buck (intransitive, by extension) To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.
- contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- counter To contradict, oppose.
- demur Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
- dispute to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- except (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
affront — full definition
- noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
- verb To insult or offend someone openly.
bridle — full definition
- noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
- noun Figuratively, anything that restrains or checks something.
- verb To react with anger, resentment, or indignation.
- verb To control, restrain, or hold something in check.