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motstånd — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • opposition noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
  • resistance noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  • resistor noun One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

Senses

motstånd is used for these senses in English:

  • opposition The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
  • put up a fight To offer some form of resistance to an attack.
  • resistor (electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

opposition — full definition

  1. noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
  2. noun The main political party or group that opposes the party currently in power.
  3. noun A person or group competing against another, especially in sport.

resistance — full definition

  1. noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  2. noun The degree to which a material or circuit opposes the flow of electric current.

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