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to give up the ghost
01
rendre l'âme, mourir
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")
idiome
informel
Exemples
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
Le vieux marin a rendu l'âme juste avant l'aube.
02
rendre l'âme, tomber définitivement en panne
(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")
idiome
informel
Exemples
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
La vieille imprimante a fini par rendre l'âme.
03
jeter l'éponge, abandonner la partie
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")
Exemples
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
Après trois tentatives ratées, ils ont fini par jeter l'éponge.
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