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resistance

UK
/rɪˈzɪstəns/
US
/rɪˈzɪstəns/

Translations

resistancenoun
resistances
pl
The resistance to the new policy was strong among the employees.
La résistance à la nouvelle politique était forte parmi les employés.
The bacteria showed resistance to the antibiotic treatment.
Les bactéries ont montré une résistance au traitement antibiotique.
résistancePhysique, mécanique.
The resistance of the air slowed down the parachute's descent.
La résistance de l'air a ralenti la descente du parachute.
RésistanceMouvement de résistance contre une occupation ou un pouvoir totalitaire.
The resistance played a crucial role in the liberation of the occupied territories.
La Résistance a joué un rôle crucial dans la libération des territoires occupés.
résistanceÉlectricité.
The resistance of the wire was measured to ensure it met the required specifications.
La résistance du fil a été mesurée pour vérifier qu'il répondait aux spécifications requises.
Additional translations
résistancePsychanalyse.
Synonyms
opposition
defiance
refusal
withstanding
endurance
stubbornness
obstruction
dissent
Antonyms
acceptance
compliance
submission
resistanceadjective
UK
/rɪˈzɪstəns/
US
/rɪˈzɪstəns/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "resistance training".
de résistanceEmploi attributif.
He follows a programme of resistance training to build strength.
Il suit un programme d'entraînement de résistance pour développer sa force.
de résistanceEmploi attributif; contexte militaire ou politique.
Resistance fighters sabotaged the railway lines during the war.
Les combattants de résistance ont saboté les voies ferrées pendant la guerre.

Definitions

resistancenoun
The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
The resistance to the new policy was strong among the employees.
The ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.
The bacteria showed resistance to the antibiotic treatment.
A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
The resistance of the air slowed down the parachute's descent.
An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.
The resistance played a crucial role in the liberation of the occupied territories.
The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation.
The resistance of the wire was measured to ensure it met the required specifications.
In psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material, manifested as opposition to the therapist's attempts to bring repressed thoughts into awareness.
The patient's resistance became evident whenever the therapist approached the topic of his childhood.
resistanceadjective
Used before another noun to indicate that the thing modified involves, produces, or requires resistance, especially physical exercise performed against an opposing force.
He follows a programme of resistance training to build strength.
Relating to or characteristic of an underground movement opposing an occupying force or established authority (used attributively).
Resistance fighters sabotaged the railway lines during the war.
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