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Detailed Translations for resistance from English to French

resistance:

resistance [the ~] noun

  1. the resistance (rebellion; revolt; riot)
    l'opposition; la rébellion; la résistance; la révolte; l'agitation; l'émeute; l'insurrection
  2. the resistance
    la résistance; le maquis; la clandestinité
  3. the resistance
    la résistance; l'opposition; la contestation; la plainte; la détente; le divertissement; la réclamation; la distraction; l'objection; la protestation
  4. the resistance (objection; opposition)
    l'objection; la contestation; la plainte; la réclamation; la résistance; l'opposition; la protestation
  5. the resistance (sabotage; hindrance; obstruction; opposition)
    la révolte; la résistance; l'opposition; la rébellion; le sabotage
  6. the resistance (defence; defense)
    la défense

Translation Matrix for resistance:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agitation rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot agitation; barms; commotion; disturbance; fermentation; fisticuffs; highly strung; hurrying; jittery; liveliness; nervousness; pandemonium; problems; rebellion; revolt; riot; sensation; shake up; trouble; troubles; turbulence; turmoil; unrest; upheaval; yeasts
clandestinité resistance
contestation objection; opposition; resistance argument; contradiction; counterargumentation; objection; protest
distraction resistance absentmindedness; amusement; break; distractedness; distraction; diversion; diversionary tactic; entertainment; intermission; interval; pause; recreation; red herring
divertissement resistance amusement; amusingness; carousing; comedy; diversion; diversionary tactic; drollery; entertainment; fun; joy; merriment; mirth; mischievousness; pleasure; red herring; revelry; roistering; waggishness
défense defence; defense; resistance argument; ban; counter-plea; cover; defence; defending; defense; interdiction; objection; patronage; plea; plea bargain; prohibition; protection; shelter; suppression; tusk
détente resistance allaying; appeasement; appeasing; break; calming; calming down; cock; fading; flagging; intermission; interval; pacifying; pause; quieting; recreation; relaxation; relief; slackening; soothing; steadying; trigger
insurrection rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot commotion; disturbance; fisticuffs; insurrection; pandemonium; rebellion; revolt; riot
maquis resistance Resistance; illegality; underground
objection objection; opposition; resistance
opposition hindrance; objection; obstruction; opposition; rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot; sabotage contradistinction; contrast; discrepancy; opposite; opposition; wrong position; wrong side
plainte objection; opposition; resistance accusation; appeal; charge; complaining; complaint; dirge; indictment; insinuation; jeremiad; lamentation; making complaints; petition; reporting something
protestation objection; opposition; resistance contradiction; counterstatement; objection; protest
rébellion hindrance; obstruction; opposition; rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot; sabotage commotion; disturbance; fisticuffs; insurrection; pandemonium; rebellion; revolt; riot
réclamation objection; opposition; resistance accusation; action; appeal; charge; claim; claiming; complaint; demand; dunning letter; indictment; insinuation; legal claim; petition; query; reclamation; reminder; request
résistance hindrance; objection; obstruction; opposition; rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot; sabotage counter-pressure; defence; defending; defense; endurance; illegal act; illegality; resilience; resistency; stamina; unlawfulness
révolte hindrance; obstruction; opposition; rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot; sabotage commotion; disturbance; fisticuffs; insurrection; pandemonium; rebellion; revolt; revolution; riot; turnover; upheaval
sabotage hindrance; obstruction; opposition; resistance; sabotage
émeute rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot commotion; disturbance; fisticuffs; insurrection; pandemonium; rebellion; revolt; riot
- challenge; contest; control; electric resistance; electrical resistance; immunity; impedance; ohmic resistance; opposition; resistivity; resistor; underground
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- defence; defense
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
révolte rebellious; recalcitrant; stubborn

Related Words for "resistance":

  • resistances

Synonyms for "resistance":


Related Definitions for "resistance":

  1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with1
    • he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens1
  2. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance1
    • the enemy offered little resistance1
  3. group action in opposition to those in power1
  4. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current1
  5. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness1
  6. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)1
  7. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force1
  8. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion1
  9. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms1
  10. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents1
    • these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog1
  11. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease1
  12. The ability to impede (resist) the flow of electric current. With the exception of superconductors, all substances have a greater or lesser degree of resistance. Substances with very low resistance, such as metals, conduct electricity well and are called conductors. Substances with very high resistance, such as glass and rubber, conduct electricity poorly and are called nonconductors or insulators.2

Wiktionary Translations for resistance:

resistance
noun
  1. act of resisting
  2. shortened form of electrical resistance
  3. underground organization struggling for liberation
  4. -
resistance
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
resistance résistance verzet — handelingen gericht tegen de heersende macht of de aanvallende vijand
resistance résistance tegenweer — verdediging
resistance résistance tegenstand — verzet
resistance résistance resistentie — het resistent zijn, het weerstandsvermogen
resistance résistance weerstand — een reactie die poogt een bepaalde actie tegen te werken
resistance résistance weerstand — de tegenstand die een stroom in een geleider ondervindt
resistance résistance Beständigkeit — Widerstandsfähigkeit, Stabilität
resistance résistance Widerstand — Eigenschaft, trotz eines verändernden Einflusses im derzeitigen Zustand zu verharren, sich nicht zu verändern
resistance résistance WiderstandPhysik: Verhältnis des Potentialunterschieds zum Strom; Kehrwert der Leitfähigkeit

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