resort
A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as…A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
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» You must never resort to violence.
Вы никогда не должны прибегать к насилию. — fjay69
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
Kurort, Resort, Ferienort
куро́ртkurórt, здра́вницаzdrávnica
куро́ртkurórt
Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
to have resort to violence
Ausweg, Zuflucht
убе́жищеubéžišče
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
(obsolete)A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
(obsolete)Active power or movement; spring.
Examples
205 sentencesYou must never resort to violence.
ruВы никогда не должны прибегать к насилию. — fjay69
You must never resort to force.
ruВы никогда не должны прибегать к насилию. — fjay69
There's no need to resort to violence.
deEs gibt keinen Grund, auf Gewalt zurückzugreifen. — megamanenm
We'll only do that as a last resort.
We spent the summer at a beach resort.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, havFrom Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).
From French ressort.
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Forms
plural: resortsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- resort to violence
- a last resort
- last resort
See also
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