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Antoine, unable to resist the temptation of having something nice to eat, sent her to get a roast chicken from an eating-house in the Faubourg.
Antoine, ne pouvant résister au désir de manger un bon morceau, l’envoya chercher un poulet rôti chez un traiteur du faubourg.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
It was impossible to resist an existence which gave me an easy means of satisfying the thousand caprices of Marguerite.
Il n'était pas facile de résister à une vie qui me permettait de satisfaire, sans me gêner, aux mille caprices de Marguerite.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Some of these resist. They are slaughtered, scalped, and flung over the parapets.
Ceux qui résistent sont tués, scalpés et jetés par-dessus les parapets.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He could not, however, resist the temptation to cast a parting insult on the girl in her lover's presence.
Il ne put cependant résister à la cuisante volupté d’insulter une dernière fois la jeune fille devant son amoureux.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
At four o'clock in the afternoon, when the voting was over, Claude could not resist a fit of curiosity to go and have a look.
Le soir, dès quatre heures, lorsque le vote fut terminé, Claude ne résista pas à la curiosité de monter voir.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
In fact, Lord Chatterton was not formed by nature to love long, deprived of hope, or to resist long the flattery of a preference from such a woman as Harriet Denbigh.
Chatterton n’avait point été formé par la nature pour aimer longtemps sans espérance, ni pour résister longtemps à ce qu’avait de flatteur la préférence d’une femme comme lady Henriette.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
I can resist a man, but to a child I can refuse nothing, nothing! He can ask for nothing I will not give him.
Je résisterai toujours à la force de l’homme; mais que refuserais-je à l’enfant? rien: il ne peut rien vouloir que je ne puisse accorder.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Grace was unused to resist her mother's commands, and throwing off her hat and shawl, reseated herself with more composure than she would probably have done, had not the attentions of Moseley been more delicate and pointed of late than formerly.
Grace n’était pas habituée à résister aux ordres de sa mère, et, ôtant son châle et son chapeau, elle reprit son ouvrage avec plus de calme qu’elle ne l’aurait fait s’il lui était resté encore quelques doutes sur les sentiments de Moseley.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
She did not resist.
Elle n'a pas résisté.
Can't resist these things."
C’est pas résistable.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They are soft flesh, and flesh cannot resist iron.
Elles sont de chair molle et la chair ne saurait résister au fer.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He showed her how thick the glass was, to enable it to resist the most violent shocks, and took a long time explaining the fastening.
Il en montra l'épaisseur qui rendait le verre capable de résister aux chocs les plus violents, puis il expliqua longuement le système de fermeture.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Well, Monsieur l'Abbe, she overcame it; the Blessed Virgin answered her by sending her an armour for her chastity, an all-divine power to resist the promptings of her heart."
Eh bien ! monsieur l’abbé, elle a triomphé, la Sainte Vierge lui a répondu, en lui envoyant l’armure de sa chasteté, la force toute divine de résister à son cœur... »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The canoe was no sooner fairly in them, than down it went, as it might be, as one sails through the air on the 'arth, and no skill of the young Delaware could resist the stream.
La pirogue n’y fut pas plus tôt engagée, qu’elle partit avec la rapidité de l’oiseau qui vole dans les airs, et tout le talent du jeune Delaware ne put résister au courant.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
As a matter of fact, he was burning with curiosity. He had been compelled to shut himself up in order to resist the temptation of hastening to the yellow drawing-room.
Au fond, la curiosité le brûlait; il avait dû s’enfermer, pour ne pas courir se donner l’étonnant spectacle des intrigues du salon jaune.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

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resist to wear
résister à l'usure
fire-resisting wall
mur coupe-feu

Word forms

resist

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseresistresists
Possessive caseresist'sresists'

resist

verb
Basic forms
Pastresisted
Imperativeresist
Present Participle (Participle I)resisting
Past Participle (Participle II)resisted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I resistwe resist
you resistyou resist
he/she/it resiststhey resist
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am resistingwe are resisting
you are resistingyou are resisting
he/she/it is resistingthey are resisting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have resistedwe have resisted
you have resistedyou have resisted
he/she/it has resistedthey have resisted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been resistingwe have been resisting
you have been resistingyou have been resisting
he/she/it has been resistingthey have been resisting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I resistedwe resisted
you resistedyou resisted
he/she/it resistedthey resisted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was resistingwe were resisting
you were resistingyou were resisting
he/she/it was resistingthey were resisting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had resistedwe had resisted
you had resistedyou had resisted
he/she/it had resistedthey had resisted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been resistingwe had been resisting
you had been resistingyou had been resisting
he/she/it had been resistingthey had been resisting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will resistwe shall/will resist
you will resistyou will resist
he/she/it will resistthey will resist
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be resistingwe shall/will be resisting
you will be resistingyou will be resisting
he/she/it will be resistingthey will be resisting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have resistedwe shall/will have resisted
you will have resistedyou will have resisted
he/she/it will have resistedthey will have resisted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been resistingwe shall/will have been resisting
you will have been resistingyou will have been resisting
he/she/it will have been resistingthey will have been resisting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would resistwe should/would resist
you would resistyou would resist
he/she/it would resistthey would resist
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be resistingwe should/would be resisting
you would be resistingyou would be resisting
he/she/it would be resistingthey would be resisting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have resistedwe should/would have resisted
you would have resistedyou would have resisted
he/she/it would have resistedthey would have resisted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been resistingwe should/would have been resisting
you would have been resistingyou would have been resisting
he/she/it would have been resistingthey would have been resisting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am resistedwe are resisted
you are resistedyou are resisted
he/she/it is resistedthey are resisted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being resistedwe are being resisted
you are being resistedyou are being resisted
he/she/it is being resistedthey are being resisted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been resistedwe have been resisted
you have been resistedyou have been resisted
he/she/it has been resistedthey have been resisted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was resistedwe were resisted
you were resistedyou were resisted
he/she/it was resistedthey were resisted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being resistedwe were being resisted
you were being resistedyou were being resisted
he/she/it was being resistedthey were being resisted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been resistedwe had been resisted
you had been resistedyou had been resisted
he/she/it had been resistedthey had been resisted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be resistedwe shall/will be resisted
you will be resistedyou will be resisted
he/she/it will be resistedthey will be resisted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been resistedwe shall/will have been resisted
you will have been resistedyou will have been resisted
he/she/it will have been resistedthey will have been resisted