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rezista
to resist, to withstand /re.zisˈta/
verb#1038 most common
Also: to hold out, to last, to endure
Example sentences
Eu rezist la frig.
I withstand the cold.
Ea rezistă la stres.
She withstands stress.
Podul trebuie să reziste la cutremure.
The bridge must withstand earthquakes.
Nu știu dacă vom rezista până la sfârșitul lunii.
I don't know if we will hold out until the end of the month.
Economia a rezistat crizei financiare din 2008.
The economy withstood the 2008 financial crisis.
Deși presat din toate părțile, a reușit să reziste tentației de a ceda.
Although pressured from all sides, he managed to resist the temptation to give in.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | rezist | rezistai | voi rezista |
| 2sg | reziști | rezistași | vei rezista |
| 3sg | rezistă | rezistă | va rezista |
| 1pl | rezistăm | rezistarăm | vom rezista |
| 2pl | rezistați | rezistarăți | veți rezista |
| 3pl | rezistă | rezistară | vor rezista |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "rezista" from French "résister" in the nineteenth century, during the period when Romanian intellectuals reshaped the language with Western Romance vocabulary. French "résister" itself descends from Latin "resistere," built from the prefix "re-" (back, against) and "sistere" (to stand, to take a stand). The Latin root ties back to the same base found in "consist," "exist," and "insist."
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