resistenza

resistenza [resisˈtɛntsa] sf (gen,) (ELETTR) → resistance; [di persona] (= fisica); stamina, endurance: (mentale) → endurance, resistance;

opporre resistenza (a) → to offer o put up resistance (to) (= decisione, scelta); to show opposition (to): la Resistenza

resistenza

The Italian Resistenza fought against both the Nazis and the Fascists during the Second World War. It was particularly active after the fall of the Fascist government on 25 July 1943, throughtout the German occupation and during the period of Mussolini's Republic of Salò in northern Italy. Resistance members spanned the whole political spectrum and played a vital role in the Liberation and in the formation of the new democratic government.