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rezistență

resistance /re.zisˈten.tsə/

noun#3120 most common

Also: endurance, stamina, opposition

Example sentences

Sportivul are multă rezistență.
The athlete has a lot of stamina.
Alergarea zilnică îmbunătățește rezistența corpului.
Daily running improves the body's endurance.
Bacteriile au dezvoltat rezistență la antibiotice.
The bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics.
Rezistența electrică a firului este foarte mare.
The electrical resistance of the wire is very high.
Populația a opus o rezistență puternică armatei invadatoare.
The population put up strong resistance against the invading army.
Rezistența la schimbare este adesea mai profundă decât pare la prima vedere.
Resistance to change is often deeper than it first appears.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativerezistențărezistențe
Genitiverezistențeirezistențelor
Accusativerezistențărezistențe
Vocativerezistențărezistențe

Word family

rezistato resist
rezistentresistant, durable
rezistivitateresistivity (physics)
irezistibilirresistible

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "rezistență" from French "résistance" in the nineteenth century, during a wave of Latinate and French borrowing that modernized the language. French "résistance" descends from Latin "resistentia", the noun built from the verb "resistere", to stand against. That verb combines "re-" (back, against) with "sistere" (to stand, to place), a reduplicated relative of "stare" (to stand).

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