to give up the ghost
01
يفارق الحياة, يلفظ أنفاسه الأخيرة
to stop living
![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/17775/original/dead?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
فارق البحّار العجوز الحياة قبيل الفجر.
02
يتعطل نهائيًا, يتوقف عن العمل
(of a machine) to fail to work properly
![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/49832/original/?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
تعطلت الطابعة القديمة نهائيًا أخيرًا.
03
يرفع الراية البيضاء, يتوقف عن المحاولة
to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success
Dialect
British
British![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43146/original/?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
أمثلة
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
بعد ثلاث محاولات فاشلة، رفعوا الراية البيضاء أخيرًا.
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