🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

resistencia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: resistencia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endurance/ɪnˈdʊə.rəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Se necesita mucha resistencia para correr un maratón."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear; stamina.

    "Running a marathon requires a high level of physical endurance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'endurer', stemming from the Latin 'indurare' (to make hard, harden), which combines the prefix 'in-' (in, into) with 'durus' (hard). Over time, the meaning shifted in Middle English from the capacity to harden or tolerate suffering to the general physical and mental capacity of sustained stamina and resilience.

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