| trotzen |
| 1. v. to defy, to brave | |
| dem Sturm trotzen - to brave the storm | |
| der Gefahr trotzen - to defy (the) danger | |
| der öffentlichen Meinung trotzen - to defy public opinion (eg by holding an unpopular opinion) | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| widersetzen |
| 1. v. to set against, to make a stand against | |
| 2. v. to defy, to oppose, to resist | |
| nicht |
| 1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
| Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
| Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
| 2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
| Nachgeben |
| 1. n. gerund of nachgeben | |
| 2. v. to give way | |
| 3. v. to give in | |
| 4. v. to collapse | |
| 5. v. to decrease, drop, fall | |
| Widerstand |
| 1. n. resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist) | |
| 2. n. resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion) | |
| 3. n. resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current) | |
| 4. n. resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation) | |
| 5. n. (electronics) resistor (electronic component) | |
| 6. v. first-person singular preterite of widerstehen | |
| 7. v. third-person singular preterite of widerstehen | |
| Leisten |
| 1. n-m. last (tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes) | |
| 2. n. plural of Leiste | |
| 3. n. gerund of leisten | |
| 4. v. to perform (a task, work), to accomplish (a task), to achieve (a goal) | |
| 5. v. to provide (aid, service) | |
| Sie leistete erste Hilfe, bis der Krankenwagen kam. - She gave first aid until the ambulance came. | |
| 6. v. to afford, to pay for | |
| Ich kann mir jetzt kein neues Auto leisten. - I can't afford a new car now. | |
