resistirse

resistirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (rechazar) to resist

2 (oponerse) to resist, put up resistance

3 familiar (costar) to be difficult, be hard

■ la física se le resiste he's struggling with physics

4 (negarse) to refuse

■ me resisto a opinar I refuse to give my opinion

■ me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe

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VPR

1) (=oponer resistencia) to resist

2) (=no estar dispuesto)

resistirse a hacer algo — to be reluctant to do sth, resist doing sth

no me resisto a citar algunos versos — I can't resist quoting a few lines

me resisto a creerlo — I find it hard to believe

3) (=encontrar difícil)

se me resiste la química — I'm not very good at chemistry

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(v.) = buck + the system, buck

Ex. The article 'How to buck the system and win' emphasises the importance of finding a job that demands one's highest skills and that encourages one's motivated interests.

Ex. While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.

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(v.) = buck + the system, buck

Ex: The article 'How to buck the system and win' emphasises the importance of finding a job that demands one's highest skills and that encourages one's motivated interests.

Ex: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.

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■resistirse verbo reflexivo
1 (a hacer algo) to be reluctant: me resisto a creerlo, I am unwilling to believe it
2 (a una tentación, un impulso) to resist
3 (a la autoridad) to offer resistance: se resistieron a la detención, they resisted arrest
♦ Locuciones: resistírsele a alguien algo: se me resiste el euskera, I find Basque very difficult
'resistirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resistir
English:
hang back
- loath
- loth
- resist
- sucker
- buck

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vpr

resistirse (a algo) to resist (sth);

por más que empujo esta puerta se resiste however hard I push, this door refuses to give way;

resistirse a hacer algo to refuse to do sth;

me resisto a creerlo I refuse to believe it;

se resiste a marcharse de la ciudad she refuses to leave the town;

el presidente se está resistiendo a abandonar el cargo the president is unwilling to give up his post;

no hay hombre que se le resista no man can resist her;

a este escritor no hay género que se le resista there is no literary genre to which this writer cannot turn his hand;

se le resisten los idiomas she just can't get the hang of languages

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resistirse

v/r be reluctant (a to)

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vr

resistirse a : to be resistent to, to be reluctant

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resistirse vb

1. (negarse) to refuse

se resiste a aceptar la derrota he refuses to accept defeat

2. (resultar difícil) to find hard [pt. & pp. found]

se me resisten las mates I find maths hard