Skip to content

resistente

resistant

adjective reh-zee-STEN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin resistens, present participle of resistere (to resist).

Also means

tough

Usage Note

Resistente does not change for gender, only for number (resistenti in the plural). It is used both physically (materiale resistente — tough material) and figuratively (resistente al cambiamento — resistant to change). The seed has an infinitive in the data, but this word is an adjective, not a verb; resistere is the related verb.

Examples

"Questo tessuto è molto resistente all'usura."

Natural Translation

This fabric is very resistant to wear.

Explore Italian by topic