sich widersetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• buck noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
• contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.

Senses

sich widersetzen is used for these senses in English:

• buck (intransitive, by extension) To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.
• contrary (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.

buck — full definition

1. noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
2. noun Informal, especially American, word for a dollar.
3. verb Of a horse, to jump with an arched back and kick out the hind legs, often to throw off a rider.
4. verb To resist or oppose something strongly, especially a trend or authority.

contrary — full definition

1. adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
2. adjective Stubbornly inclined to disagree or do the opposite of what's expected.
3. noun The opposite of something already stated.

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