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Widerstand: resistance — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Widerstand

resistance

resistance or opposition that acts against a change, action, force, or current

IPA/ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 87%

resistance or opposition that acts against a change, action, force, or current

Der Vorschlag stößt bei vielen Anwohnern auf Widerstand.

Der Techniker misst den elektrischen Widerstand des Bauteils.

Nach anfänglichem Widerstand stimmte das Team der Änderung zu.

Common patterns are Widerstand gegen + accusative and auf Widerstand stoßen. In electronics, elektrischer Widerstand is a standard technical term.

Use Widerstand gegen etwas for opposition and elektrischer Widerstand for the technical quantity.

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What can Widerstand mean?

Widerstand can mean opposition to a plan or action and also resistance in a technical or physical sense.