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opposition, refusal to accept or comply; active or passive opposition to authority, measures, or actions
Les villageois ont opposé une vive résistance au projet de barrage.
The villagers put up strong resistance to the dam project.
ability to withstand something (wear, corrosion, heat, pressure); endurance or durability
Ce matériau offre une bonne résistance à la corrosion.
This material offers good resistance to corrosion.
electrical resistance; also a resistor or a heating element in household appliances
La résistance du four est grillée, il ne chauffe plus.
The oven's heating element is burned out; it doesn't heat anymore.
resistance movement (notably the French Resistance during World War II)
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Résistance a organisé des sabotages et des réseaux d'évasion.
During World War II, the Resistance organized sabotage and escape networks.