Significado de resist en español

• 0 to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do

  • I can’t resist eating chocolate.

• 1 to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening

  • The president is resisting calls for him to resign.

• 2 to fight against someone or something that is attacking you

  • British troops resisted the attack for two days.

• 3 to not do sth you want to do

  • I really wanted the chocolate, but I resisted. Realmente quería el chocolate, pero me abstuve.

  • Try to resist the temptation to spend more money. Intenta resistir la tentación de gastarte más dinero.

• 4 to fight back against an attack

  • If they resisted capture they would be shot. Si resistieran la captura, serían fusilados.

• 5 to oppose or challenge

  • to resist arrest resistirse a ser arrestado

• 6 to not be harmed or damaged

  • A stronger roof could have resisted the storm. Un tejado más fuerte podría haber resistido la tormenta.