WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| resist [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (abstain from [sth]) | resistirse a v prnl + prep |
| | | abstenerse de v prnl + prep |
| | I can't resist chocolate - you'd better hide it from me. |
| | No puedo resistirme al chocolate, mejor escóndemelo. |
| resist doing [sth] vtr | figurative (abstain from doing [sth]) | resistirse⇒ v prnl |
| | She couldn't resist making a joke about his ill-fitting trousers. |
| | No pudo resistirse a hacer un chiste sobre cómo le quedaban los pantalones. |
| resist [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (oppose) | resistirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | oponerse⇒ v prnl |
| | The opposition are bound to resist the policy, of course. |
| | La oposición está obligada a resistirse a esa política, por supuesto. |
| resist [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (struggle against: physically) | resistir⇒ vi |
| | | oponer resistencia loc verb |
| | If you keep on resisting me I'll be obliged to tie you up. |
| | Si te sigues resistiendo, me veré obligada a atarte. |
| Additional Translations |
| resist [sth]⇒ vtr | (be proof against) | resistir⇒ vtr |
| | This material is designed to resist stains. |
| | Este material está diseñado para resistir manchas. |
'resisting' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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