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to give up the ghost
01
den Geist aufgeben, sterben
to stop living
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After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
Der alte Seemann gab kurz vor Morgengrauen den Geist auf.
02
den Geist aufgeben, endgültig kaputtgehen
(of a machine) to fail to work properly
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My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
Der alte Drucker gab schließlich den Geist auf.
03
die Sache aufgeben, es drangeben
to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success
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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")
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After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
Nach drei gescheiterten Versuchen gaben sie die Sache endgültig auf.
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