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Meanings of la résistance in English

Russian
сопротивление
Portuguese
resistência francesa
Spanish
la resistance
Catalan
resistència francesa
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Collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime.

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        Examples for "french resistance"
        Examples for "french resistance"
        1
        Some Republicans went on to fight for the French Resistance against the Nazis.
        The Guardian
        2
        They should come on foot, and by ones-standardFrench Resistance stuff.
        Under the dome: a novel
        3
        The ambassador mentions the role of Beckett in the French Resistance.
        The Irish Times
        4
        But, panicstruck and disorganized, the French resistance was short and feeble.
        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14,...
        5
        To study the part, Crudup spent time with former members of the French Resistance.
        The Guardian