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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRésistance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s
"La résistance à l'infection est essentielle pour la santé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.
"The body’s resistance to infection can be improved with a healthy diet." - 2
The refusal to accept or comply with something.
"There was significant resistance to the proposed changes in the policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'resistence', originating from Old French resistance, ultimately from the Latin verb 'resistere' meaning 'to stand back, withstand, or make opposition'. The semantic evolution moved from physical opposition to political resistance and electrical resistance in modern scientific contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Resistance" is said worldwide
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Résistance
Transliteration: ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s
"La résistance à l'infection est essentielle pour la santé."
Widerstand
Transliteration: ˈviː.dɐ.ʃtant
"Der Widerstand gegen die neuen Regeln war stark."
Resistenza
Transliteration: re.ziˈsten.tsa
"La resistenza alle malattie può essere migliorata."
Resistencia
Transliteration: re.siˈsten.sja
"La resistencia a la infección es crucial para la salud."
Resistência
Transliteration: ʁe.ziˈstẽ.sjɐ
"A resistência à infecção pode ser aumentada com uma dieta saudável."
प्रतिरोध
Transliteration: Pratirodh
"संक्रमण के प्रति शरीर का प्रतिरोध महत्वपूर्ण है।"
抵抗力
Transliteration: dǐ kàng lì
"增强抵抗力对健康至关重要。"
저항
Transliteration: jeohang
"감염에 대한 저항력을 높이는 것이 중요하다."
抵抗
Transliteration: teikō
"感染に対する抵抗力を高めることが重要です。"
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