| Traduções principais |
| resistant adj | (to ideas: unwilling) | resistente, relutante adj |
| | So far Uncle Fred's resistant to changing his will. |
| hardy adj | (person: sturdy, resilient) (pessoa) | resistente adj |
| | Ian's a very hardy person; I think he can go backpacking with no problems. |
| heavy-duty adj | (strong) | forte adj |
| | | resistente adj |
| | | reforçado adj |
| | These heavy-duty plastic bags cannot be ripped or torn easily. |
| | Morphine is a heavy-duty pain reliever. |
well made,
well-made adj | (sturdy, built to last) (resistente, feito para durar) | resistente adj |
| | | durável adj |
| | | bem feito expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | He was a very well-made young man indeed. |
wear resistant,
wear-resistant adj | (material: durable, resilient) (material) | resistente adj |
| | | durável adj |
| | | resiliente adj |
| weight-bearing adj | (designed to support a load) | resistente adj |
| | | que suporta peso expres |
| tough adj | informal (person: strong) | robusto, forte adj |
| | | rijo, resistente adj |
| | The football player was so tough that he played with a fractured rib. |
| | O jogador de futebol era tão robusto (or: forte) que ele jogou com uma costela quebrada. |
| resistant adj | (to disease: immune) | resistente, imune adj |
| | The vaccine will make you resistant to shingles. |
| hardy adj | (plant: surviving outdoors) (planta) | resistente adj |
| | Most flowering plants are not very hardy. |
| robust adj | (sturdily built) | robusto adj |
| | | sólido adj |
| | | resistente adj |
| | The shelter was robust and withstood the storm. |
| | O abrigo era robusto e resistiu à tempestade. |
| obstinate adj | figurative (resistant) | obstinado adj |
| | | resistente adj |
| | The city is trying to solve the obstinate problem of homelessness in its downtown district. |
| unyielding adj | figurative (determined, obstinate) (figurado) | resistente, inesgotável adj |
| | Lucy's faith was unyielding throughout her entire battle with cancer. |
| | A fé de Lucy foi inesgotável durante toda a sua batalha contra o câncer. |
| resistant adj | (to water, shock: impervious) | resistente adj |
| | The watch is heat resistant to 60 degrees C. |
| stubborn adj | figurative (resistant) | resistente adj |
| | (figurado, informal) | teimoso adj |
| | This spray will remove even the most stubborn stains. |
| | O spray vai remover até mesmo as manchas resistentes. |
| Traduções complementares |
| rugged adj | (device: durable) | duro, resistente adj |
| | This is a rugged piece of equipment, designed to withstand rough treatment. |
| tough adj | informal (person: mentally robust) (informal) | durão adj |
| | | resistente adj |
| | You have to be tough to run for public office. |
| | Você tem que ser durão para concorrer a um cargo público. |
| backward adj | figurative (reluctant, hesitant) | resistente, relutante adj |
| | She wasn't backward in sharing her opinions with us. |
| | Ela não foi resistente a dividir as opiniões conosco. |
| proof against sth adj + prep | (protected) | à prova de loc adj |
| | | resistente adj |
| | | imune adj |
| | | invulnerável adj |
| | It seems that nothing on the internet is proof against determined hackers. |
| | Parece que nada na internet é à prova de determinados hackers. |
| Formas compostas: |
| acid-fast adj | (resistant to acid) | ácido-álcool resistente loc adj |
| | | álcool-ácido resistente loc adj |
| acid-proof adj | (material) | resistente a ácidos loc adj |
| crease-resistant adj | (fabric: resistant to wrinkling) (tecido) | que não amarrota expres |
| | | resistente a vincos loc adj |
| | | que não amassa expres |
fire resistant,
fire-resistant adj | (flameproof, difficult to set fire to) (à prova de fogo) | resistente ao fogo loc adj |
| Nota: Takes a hyphen when before a noun. |
| | The sofa is made of fire-resistant material. |
| high-impact adj | (able to withstand impact) | resistente a impactos loc adj |
hold your drink,
also US: hold your liquor v expr | (not get drunk easily) | resistente à bebida expres v |
| immune to sth adj + prep | (resistant: to disease) | imune adj |
| | | resistente fisicamente loc adj |
| | Some people seem to be immune to stomach flu. |
ladderproof,
ladder-proof adj | UK (of stockings, tights) (meia calça, meias) | resistente a rasgos loc adj |
| MRSA n | initialism (bacterial infection) | Staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina expres |
| | (sigla) | SARM sm |
| Nota: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
noncorroding,
non-corroding adj | (not tending to corrode) | resistente à corrosão loc adj |
nonresistant,
non-resistant adj | (yielding, compliant) | não resistente loc adj |
| rust-resistant adj | (plant: resistant to rust disease) (planta) | resistente à ferrugem loc adj |
| satinwood n | (hard shiny wood) | madeira dura, resistente e brilhante expres |
| satinwood n as adj | (made from satinwood) | feito de madeira dura, resistente e brilhante expres |
| shock-resistant adj | (hard to break) | resistente a choques loc adj |
| superweed n | (plant resistant to weedkiller) | erva daninha sf |
| | | erva resistente a venenos sf |
| toughen sb up vtr phrasal sep | informal (sb: make resilient) (tornar mais resiliente) | fortalecer vt |
| | | tornar resistente loc v |
| | | encorajar vt |
| | He tried to prepare his children for life by toughening them up. |
| wear well vi + adv | (be enduring) (durar) | ser resistente |
| | | com boa duração |
| | I buy practical, simple clothes that wear well and don't go out of style. |
| weatherboarding n | (weather-proof building material) | material resistente à intempéries sm |