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résister

to resist

verb reh-zees-TEH Less Common

Also means

to withstand

Usage Note

Résister takes the preposition à: résister à la tentation (to resist temptation). It is used both physically (materials resisting stress) and figuratively (resisting an urge or an argument). The noun is résistance (f).

Examples

"Il est difficile de résister au chocolat."

Natural Translation

It is hard to resist chocolate.

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