resistir
defy ; resist ; stand up to ; cope with ; withstand ; hold fast ; hold off ; stand + the gaff.
Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.
While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.
A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
imposible de resistir
impossible to resist
Her radiant smile is marked with confidence and happiness and is impossible to resist.
resistir con todas las fuerzas
resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body
In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.
resistir el paso del tiempo
stand + the test of time
withstand + the test of time
survive + the test of time
pass + the test of time
The structure of this book has stood the test of time well.
Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's most treasured symbol.
True love survives the test of time.
This wisdom filled text has passed the test of time and is the most translated book in the world next to the Bible.
resistirse
buck + the system
buck
The article 'How to buck the system and win' emphasises the importance of finding a job that demands one's highest skills and that encourages one's motivated interests.
While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
resistirse a
be loath to
When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
resistir una tentación
resist + temptation
Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.
resistir un impulso
resist + impulse
The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.
sin resistirse
passively
The Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS) technique allows remote patrons to observe passively the search process on their own computers as it is being carried out by an experienced searcher at another location.
