résistant

/ʁe.zis.tɑ̃/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. resistant, tough, durable

Similar words

immunisé

Close — resistant and immune overlap in describing protection from harm.

Similar in other languages

English

immune

Close, figuratively — resistant, tough, durable relates to immune.

Practice

1 What does résistant mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce tissu est très ___ à l'usure.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches résistant?

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