противостоять

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Russian

Etymology

противо- (protivo-) +‎ стоя́ть (stojátʹ)

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Verb

противостоя́ть (protivostojátʹimpf (no perfective form)

  1. to counter, to contradict, to oppose, to confront, to withstand, to resist (+ dative case)

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