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to give up
[phrase form: give]
01
rendirse
to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The team was losing, but they did n't give up, and their determination led to a comeback victory.
El equipo estaba perdiendo, pero no se rindieron, y su determinación condujo a una victoria de regreso.
02
rendirse, renunciar
to stop or end an activity or state
Transitive: to give up an activity or state
Ejemplos
The government had to give the plan up after public opposition.
El gobierno tuvo que renunciar al plan después de la oposición pública.
03
renunciar, dejar
to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position
Transitive: to give up a job or position
Ejemplos
The CEO announced his decision to give up his role and retire after many successful years.
El CEO anunció su decisión de renunciar a su cargo y retirarse después de muchos años exitosos.
04
abandonar
to lose something, such as a right or possession, typically due to an error, offense, or crime
Transitive: to give up a right or possession
Ejemplos
The defendant had to give up his assets as part of the court settlement.
El acusado tuvo que renunciar a sus bienes como parte del acuerdo judicial.
05
sacrificar, renunciar a
to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else
Transitive: to give up something valued
Ejemplos
The couple decided to give their vacation fund up to help a friend in need.
La pareja decidió renunciar a su fondo de vacaciones para ayudar a un amigo necesitado.
06
ceder
to allow someone to have or use something
Transitive: to give up sth
Ejemplos
He decided to give up his parking spot to the person who needed it more.
Decidió ceder su lugar de estacionamiento a la persona que más lo necesitaba.
07
dejar, renunciar
to let go of things that are not essential or necessary
Transitive: to give up something non-essential
Ejemplos
They chose to give up their extravagant vacations in favor of a more frugal lifestyle.
Ellos optaron por renunciar a sus vacaciones extravagantes a favor de un estilo de vida más frugal.
08
abandonar, renunciar
to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims
Transitive: to give up an idea or claim
Ejemplos
The scientist was reluctant to give his theory up, even when it was disproven.
El científico era reacio a renunciar a su teoría, incluso cuando fue refutada.
09
rendirse, entregar
to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else
Transitive: to give up power or control
Ejemplos
The company had to give up control of the subsidiary to comply with regulatory requirements.
La empresa tuvo que renunciar al control de la subsidiaria para cumplir con los requisitos regulatorios.
10
dejar, renunciar a
to cease the consumption or use of something
Transitive: to give up a consumption habit
Ejemplos
They made a pact to give up fast food and focus on healthier meals.
Hicieron un pacto para renunciar a la comida rápida y centrarse en comidas más saludables.
11
ceder, conceder
(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs
Transitive: to give up runs
Ejemplos
In the late innings, the tired pitcher started to give up hits, resulting in runs.
En las últimas entradas, el lanzador cansado comenzó a ceder hits, lo que resultó en carreras.
12
rendirse, entregarse
to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities
Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb
Ejemplos
In the face of guilt, he finally gave himself up to the authorities.
Ante la culpa, finalmente se rindió a las autoridades.
13
abandonar, rendirse
to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery
Transitive: to give up sb
Ejemplos
There you are! We'd given you up for lost after waiting for hours.
¡Ahí estás! Te habíamos dado por perdido después de esperar durante horas.
14
dejar, abandonar
to end a relationship with someone
Transitive: to give up a person or relationship
Ejemplos
After continuous betrayals, she finally decided to give him up and move on.
Después de continuas traiciones, finalmente decidió dejarlo y seguir adelante.
15
sacrificar, dedicar
to sacrifice time that would normally be spent on other activities for a specific task or purpose
Transitive: to give up one's time
Ejemplos
He gave up his evening plans to assist with the community event.
Él renunció a sus planes de la noche para ayudar en el evento comunitario.
16
entregarse, dejarse llevar
to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction
Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction
Ejemplos
After a stressful week, they decided to give themselves up to relaxation at the spa.
Después de una semana estresante, decidieron entregarse a la relajación en el spa.
