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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