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résister — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
  • resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
  • withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.

Senses

résister is used for these senses in English:

  • 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
  • resist (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
  • withstand (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.

dispute — full definition

  1. noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
  2. verb To argue against or question the truth or validity of something.

resist — full definition

  1. verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
  2. verb To remain unaffected or undamaged by something.

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