resist
verb
/ɹəˈzɪst/
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/ɹɪˈzɪst/
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- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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weerstaan,
zich verzetten
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resistance
noun
/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/
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- The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
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weerstand,
verzet
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- An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
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verzet,
weerstand
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- (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
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weerstand
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resistant
noun
/ɹəˈzɪstənt/
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- A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
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verzetsstrijder
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resistivity
noun
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- (electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
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soortelijke weerstand
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