résister

Ceux qui respirent de l'eau auraient résisté, et nous aurions été faits face à une guerre civile.
The water-breathers, they would've resisted, and we would've been faced with a civil war.
Les services de renseignement de l'État ont indiqué que les deux hommes auraient résisté à l'arrestation alors qu'ils étaient accusés d'avoir participé à une tentative de coup d'État.
The State intelligence services reported that both men were resisting arrest over involvement in an alleged coup attempt.
Je suis absolument convaincu que peu de peuples auraient résisté les presque dix années que nous avons résisté, nous, quand nous avons perdu tous nos marchés, nos sources d'approvisionnement, et que les autres ont en plus renforcé le blocus.
All this under extremely difficult circumstances. I am absolutely certain that very few people would resist the almost 10 years that we have resisted after losing all our markets and supply sources and with a tightened blockade.
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