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Resist Resistirse A  Hands Can’t N./V Structure:  Infinitive]/[Object

Front resistirse a (n./v.)

Structure: resistirse a + [infinitive]/[object]
Resistir a with an infinitive is directly translates to “to resist in.” 

However, with an object it can also mean “to not be able to take her/his hands off something.”

Me resisto a creer en las mentiras de la sociedad. (I resist in believing societal myths/lies.)
Infinitive: to believe (believing)
Él no se puede resistir a ella. (He can’t take his hands off her./He can’t resist her allure.)
Object: her
Back to resist (something / doing something)

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