resistir

/resisˈtiɾ/ · B1 · verb

to tolerate, to put up with, to bear, to handle, to stand

🛡️ resistir = re- (back) + sistere (to stand): to stand back against

From Latin resistere, to stand firm against. Same root as English resist, so the core sense carries over. Spanish stretches it to putting up with things: no lo resisto = I can't stand it, where English also says stand.

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