Was heißt »wi­der­set­zen« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Er wird leicht ärgerlich, wenn man sich ihm widersetzt.

He tends to get angry when people oppose him.

Das Problem widersetzt sich einer Lösung.

The problem defies solution.

Hätte Maria sich nicht vehement den Ärzten widersetzt und die Wiederbelebungsversuche fortgesetzt, wäre Tom damals vor fünfundzwanzig Jahren nicht zu uns ins Leben zurückgekehrt.

Had Mary not vehemently opposed the doctors and continued the resuscitation attempts, Tom wouldn't have come back to us alive those twenty-five years ago.

Man kann sich der Invasion durch Armeen widersetzen; nicht jedoch der Invasion von Ideen.

One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas.

Tom wollte dich retten, und du hast nichts anderes getan, als dich ihm zu widersetzen.

Tom wanted to save you, and all you did was fight him.

Wenn man sich dem Wandel widersetzt, so auch dem Leben.

If you resist change, you resist life.

Synonyme

auf­leh­nen:

rebel

revolt

auf­mu­cken:

rebel

meu­tern:

mutiny

pro­tes­tie­ren:

protest

re­bel­lie­ren:

rebel

re­vol­tie­ren:

revolt

sper­ren:

block

sträu­ben:

stand on end

trot­zen:

affront

brave

ver­tei­di­gen:

defend

protect

weh­ren:

defend

Englische Beispielsätze

• Most are against it; only a few are in favour. Still, most go along with it, and only a few resist. Those who do resist are publicly ostracised and discredited.

• I can't resist the temptation of a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.

• Tom can never resist playing a fruit machine when he sees one.

• Although she was on a diet, she couldn't resist the allure of the cake.

• Do not defy destiny.

• He didn't resist.

• Tom couldn't resist Mary's sad puppy look.

• Sentences that are not translated defy the purpose of Tatoeba.

• The pizza smelled too good to resist.

• Sami didn't resist arrest.

• Tom could not resist teasing Mary.

• She could not resist teasing him.

• He could not resist teasing her.

• I can't resist sweets.

• I couldn't resist doing that.

• There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

• Tom could not resist.

• I'm sorry. I just couldn't resist.

• Those who oppose gay sex sure seem to spend a lot of time thinking about it.

• Tom was unable to resist the temptation.