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resist

verbbriathar
1. prevent yourself from doing or having sth
2. oppose
3. repel
4. withstand the effects of
5. medicineleigheas keep illness at bay
nounAinmfhocal
6. barrier substance
 verbbriathar 1 prevent yourself from doing or having sth transitiveaistreachdiúltaigh do PhrV cmucuir suas do cmu I couldn't resist the chocolate ní fhéadfainn diúltú don tseacláid he couldn't resist a smile b'éigean dó miongháire a dhéanamh, rinne sé miongháire dá ainneoin intransitiveneamhaistreachdiúltaigh verb cmu he knew it was risky but he just couldn't resist bhí a fhios aige go raibh sé contúirteach ach ní raibh neart aige air 2 oppose transitiveaistreachcuir in aghaidh cmucuir in éadan cmucuir i gcoinne cmu it was fiercely resisted by the public chuir an pobal ina aghaidh go láidir intransitiveneamhaistreachan fód a sheasamh cmucos a chur i dtaca cmu the unions resisted chuir na ceardchumainn ina choinne 3 repel transitiveaistreachseas in aghaidhan fód a sheasamh in aghaidh they resisted the initial attack sheas siad an fód in aghaidh an chéad ionsaithe 4 withstand the effects of transitiveaistreachseas verb cmu these plants can resist the cold tá seasamh ag na plandaí seo in aghaidh an fhuachta 5 medicineleigheas keep illness at bay transitiveaistreachseas in aghaidhtroid verb cmu to resist infection ionfhabhtú a throid nounAinmfhocal 6 barrier substancefriotán masc1 cmu
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