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to give up
[phrase form: give]
01
abandonner, renoncer à
to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties
Intransitive
Exemples
When faced with the challenging puzzle, he was tempted to give up, but he persisted and solved it.
Face au casse-tête difficile, il a été tenté d'abandonner, mais il a persévéré et l'a résolu.
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abandonner, renoncer
to stop or end an activity or state
Transitive: to give up an activity or state
Exemples
After years of disagreement, they finally decided to give up the argument.
Après des années de désaccord, ils ont finalement décidé d'abandonner l'argument.
03
abandonner, renoncer
to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position
Transitive: to give up a job or position
Exemples
She decided to give up her managerial position to pursue a career in a different field.
Elle a décidé d'abandonner son poste de direction pour poursuivre une carrière dans un domaine différent.
04
céder
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
Exemples
The athlete was forced to give up his gold medal due to a doping scandal.
L'athlète a été contraint d'abandonner sa médaille d'or en raison d'un scandale de dopage.
05
sacrifier, renoncer à
to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else
Transitive: to give up something valued
Exemples
Despite personal dreams, she gave up her career to support her family.
Malgré ses rêves personnels, elle a abandonné sa carrière pour soutenir sa famille.
06
céder
to allow someone to have or use something
Transitive: to give up sth
Exemples
In a generous act, he offered to give his dessert up to his younger sibling.
Dans un acte généreux, il a proposé de céder son dessert à son frère ou sa sœur cadet(te).
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abandonner, renoncer
to let go of things that are not essential or necessary
Transitive: to give up something non-essential
Exemples
The hiker had to give up some of his non-essential gear to reduce the backpack's weight.
Le randonneur a dû abandonner une partie de son équipement non essentiel pour réduire le poids du sac à dos.
08
abandonner, renoncer
to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims
Transitive: to give up an idea or claim
Exemples
Sometimes it 's important to give up your pride for the sake of a harmonious relationship.
Parfois, il est important d'abandonner votre fierté pour le bien d'une relation harmonieuse.
09
abandonner, céder
to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else
Transitive: to give up power or control
Exemples
In a peaceful transition of leadership, the outgoing president agreed to give up power to the newly elected leader.
Dans une transition pacifique du leadership, le président sortant a accepté de céder le pouvoir au nouveau leader élu.
10
abandonner, renoncer à
to cease the consumption or use of something
Transitive: to give up a consumption habit
Exemples
After years of smoking, he finally gave it up for good.
Après des années de tabagisme, il a finalement arrêté pour de bon.
11
céder, concéder
(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs
Transitive: to give up runs
Exemples
The team 's defense struggled, leading to several errors that gave up runs.
La défense de l'équipe a eu du mal, ce qui a conduit à plusieurs erreurs qui ont donné des points à l'équipe adverse.
12
se rendre, abandonner
to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities
Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb
Exemples
She chose to give her accomplice up to avoid a harsher sentence.
Elle a choisi de livrer son complice pour éviter une peine plus sévère.
13
abandonner, renoncer
to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery
Transitive: to give up sb
Exemples
When you did n't arrive by midnight, we'd almost given you up.
Quand tu n'es pas arrivé à minuit, nous t'avions presque abandonné.
14
abandonner, laisser tomber
to end a relationship with someone
Transitive: to give up a person or relationship
Exemples
After numerous disagreements, they decided to give each other up.
Après de nombreux désaccords, ils ont décidé de se séparer.
15
sacrifier, consacrer
to sacrifice time that would normally be spent on other activities for a specific task or purpose
Transitive: to give up one's time
Exemples
Despite the tempting invitation, she gave up her Saturday to work on the project.
Malgré l'invitation tentante, elle a sacrifié son samedi pour travailler sur le projet.
16
se laisser aller, s'abandonner
to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction
Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction
Exemples
Instead of seeking help, he gave himself up to the despair of isolation.
Au lieu de demander de l'aide, il s'est abandonné au désespoir de l'isolement.
