English to French Meaning of resistant - résistant

Resistant :

résistant

adjective

résistant, couvrant, prohibitif, exclusif, réticent, opposé, adversaire, aversion, contraire, préventif

Nonresistant :: non résistantResistant :: résistantUnresistant :: peu résistants

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Definitions of resistant in English

Adjective(1) relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection(2) able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress(3) impervious to being affected(4) disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority(5) incapable of absorbing or mixing with

Examples of resistant in English

(1) Meanwhile, new products are being developed, because most mosquitoes have grown resistant to the original insecticides.(2) To increase the durability of the table, use a finish that is resistant to water stains.(3) The parasite continuously mutates, making itself resistant to malaria drugs.(4) The tiles were designed to be incredibly resistant to heat.(5) Nearly five per cent of all vines grow on their own roots, without having been grafted on to resistant rootstocks.(6) They also investigate the ecological assumption that some organizational features are more resistant to change than others.(7) Wood from slowly growing trees with narrow rings proved resistant to decay.(8) The research claims that resistant starch foods also shrink fat cells, increase muscle mass, curb cravings, and keep people feeling full for longer.(9) There is, though, a small catch: it is not water resistant .(10) Already diseases like TB are making a resurgence in the West, including strains increasingly resistant to most antibiotics.(11) Over a period of time they become much more firmly fixed and resistant to decay and interference.(12) Will crops that have been genetically manipulated to be resistant to herbicides result in greater use of herbicides?(13) The hollow bones are thin-walled, but actually quite resistant to stress from bending - the stresses involved in flight.(14) This group also is testing Louisiana products containing resistant starch, such as rice and sweet potatoes.(15) His research team was working on a project to prevent bacteria becoming more resistant to antibiotics.(16) Multidrug resistant malaria is not yet a major problem in east and central Africa.

Related Phrases of resistant

(1) fire-resistant ::

ignifugé

(2) heat-resistant ::

résistant à la chaleur

(3) water-resistant ::

résistant à l'eau

(4) resistant to ::

résistant à

(5) impact resistant ::

Résistant aux impacts

(6) cold-resistant ::

résistant au froid

(7) weather-resistant ::

résistant aux intempéries

Related Phrases of resistant

(1) fire-resistant ::

ignifugé

(2) heat-resistant ::

résistant à la chaleur

(3) water-resistant ::

résistant à l'eau

(4) resistant to ::

résistant à

(5) impact resistant ::

Résistant aux impacts

(6) cold-resistant ::

résistant au froid

(7) weather-resistant ::

résistant aux intempéries

Synonyms

Adjective

1. impervious to ::

imperméable à

2. opposed to ::

opposé à

3. repellent ::

repoussant

4. immune ::

immunitaire

5. resistive ::

résistif

6. tolerant ::

tolérant

Different Forms

nonresistant, resistant, unresistant

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