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No. 11,611 in French

résisté

"Résisté" means "resisted."

In a sentence

  • Il a résisté aux avances de son patron.

    He resisted his boss's advances.

    Usage of 'résisté' here implies rejection of unwanted actions or propositions.

  • La forteresse a résisté aux assauts de l'ennemi.

    The fortress resisted the enemy's assaults.

    In this sentence, 'résisté' is used to describe a defensive endurance against physical attacks.

  • Elle a résisté à la tentation de manger du chocolat.

    She resisted the temptation to eat chocolate.

    This use of 'résisté' portrays an internal exertion of self-control to avoid a desire.

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