противостоя́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• 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.
• oppose verb To disagree with or actively resist something.
• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
• 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

противостоя́ть is used for these senses in English:

• confront (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
• counter To contradict, oppose.
• oppose To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
• repel (transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
• resist (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
• stand up to (transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).
• withstand (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
• withstand To oppose (something) forcefully.

confront — full definition

1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

counter — full definition

1. noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
2. noun A device or variable that keeps track of a running total.
3. verb To respond to or oppose an action, argument, or attack.
4. adv In the opposite direction or contrary to something.

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