French Resistance
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French Resistance
The French resistance movement against the German occupation during the Second World War.
Jean Moulin war eine zentrale Figur der französischen Résistance.
Jean Moulin was a central figure of the French Resistance.
The word 'Résistance' (French Resistance) is used in German almost exclusively as a proper name for the French resistance movement during the Second World War. It is not a general word for 'Widerstand' (resistance).
Viele Mitglieder der Résistance wurden verfolgt.
Many members of the Resistance were persecuted.
'Résistance' is a word from French and means 'Widerstand' (resistance) there. In German, the original spelling with the accent (é) is often retained.
Der Film handelt vom Kampf der Résistance in Paris.
The film is about the struggle of the Resistance in Paris.
Although the word comes from French, in German it is used as a feminine noun with the article 'die' and is declined normally.
Er schrieb ein Buch über die Geschichte der Résistance.
He wrote a book about the history of the Resistance.
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'der Widerstand' and 'die Resistance' are closely related, but they are not equally general. 'Widerstand' is the normal German word for resisting or opposing a power, a rule, or a measure. 'die Resistance' here refers to a very specific historical movement: the French Resistance against the German occupation during the Second World War. The words can be confused because 'Resistance' looks like a general word for resistance. In German, 'Widerstand' fits general situations, while 'die Resistance' fits this historical group.
Im Geschichtskurs ging es heute um die Resistance in Frankreich.
In history class today, we talked about the Resistance in France.
Die Schüler haben für ihr Projekt den Widerstand gegen das Regime untersucht.
For their project, the students studied the resistance against the regime.