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Detailed Translations for resistance from English to Dutch

resistance:

resistance [the ~] nomen

  1. the resistance (rebellion; revolt; riot)
    de weerstand; de tegenstand; de rebellie; het verzet; de opstand
  2. the resistance
    het verzet; ondergronds verzet
  3. the resistance
    het verzet; de verzetsbeweging
  4. the resistance (objection; opposition)
    het bezwaar; de bedenking
  5. the resistance (sabotage; hindrance; obstruction; opposition)
    de tegenwerking; de sabotage
  6. the resistance (defence; defense)
    de verdediging
  7. the resistance (challenge; control; contest)
    de bestrijding

Translation Matrix for resistance:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bedenking objection; opposition; resistance
bestrijding challenge; contest; control; resistance repression
bezwaar objection; opposition; resistance complaint; counter-plea; objection
ondergronds verzet resistance
opstand rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot commotion; disturbance; fisticuffs; pandemonium; rebellion; revolt; riot
rebellie rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot
sabotage hindrance; obstruction; opposition; resistance; sabotage
tegenstand rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot
tegenwerking hindrance; obstruction; opposition; resistance; sabotage
verdediging defence; defense; resistance
verzet rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot contradiction; objection; protest; relaxation
verzetsbeweging resistance
weerstand rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot counter-pressure; resilience; stamina
- electric resistance; electrical resistance; immunity; impedance; ohmic resistance; opposition; resistivity; resistor; underground
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- defence; defense
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
verzet contested

Related Words for "resistance":

  • resistances

Synonyms for "resistance":


Related Definitions for "resistance":

  1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with1
    • he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens1
  2. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance1
    • the enemy offered little resistance1
  3. group action in opposition to those in power1
  4. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current1
  5. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness1
  6. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)1
  7. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force1
  8. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion1
  9. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms1
  10. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents1
    • these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog1
  11. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease1
  12. The ability to impede (resist) the flow of electric current. With the exception of superconductors, all substances have a greater or lesser degree of resistance. Substances with very low resistance, such as metals, conduct electricity well and are called conductors. Substances with very high resistance, such as glass and rubber, conduct electricity poorly and are called nonconductors or insulators.2

Wiktionary Translations for resistance:

resistance
noun
  1. act of resisting
  2. underground organization struggling for liberation
resistance
noun
  1. het resistent zijn, het weerstandsvermogen
  2. ~ geven: ergens tegenin gaan
  3. verzet
  4. verdediging
  5. handelingen gericht tegen de heersende macht of de aanvallende vijand
  6. een reactie die poogt een bepaalde actie tegen te werken
  7. de tegenstand die een stroom in een geleider ondervindt

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
resistance weerstand WiderstandPhysik: Verhältnis des Potentialunterschieds zum Strom; Kehrwert der Leitfähigkeit
resistance verzet; weerstand; tegenkanting; tegenstand; tegenweer résistancequalité par laquelle un corps résister à l’action d’un autre corps.

Resistance:

Resistance [the ~] nomen

  1. the Resistance (underground; illegality)
    de illegaliteit; de ondergrondse; verzet in oorlogstijd

Translation Matrix for Resistance:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
illegaliteit Resistance; illegality; underground illegal act; illegality; unlawfulness
ondergrondse Resistance; illegality; underground metro; subway; subway system; tube; underground
verzet in oorlogstijd Resistance; illegality; underground

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