Widerstand
/ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Widerstände
Meaning
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resistance
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Es gab starken Widerstand gegen den Plan.
There was strong resistance to the plan.
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Similar words
Widerstand is resistance in a broader sense — political, physical, or even electrical resistance; Gegenwehr is active resistance or defense against an attack, fighting back.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
resistência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "resistance."
Practice
1 What does Widerstand mean?
resistance
2 Fill the gap: Es gab starken ___ gegen den Plan.
Full sentence: Es gab starken Widerstand gegen den Plan. (There was strong resistance to the plan.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Widerstand?
Widerstand: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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