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Définition et signification de « give up » en anglais

to give up

VERBE

abandonner, renoncer à

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

Intransitive

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

à particule

verbe d’action

régulier

inséparable

particule

verbe de base

give

présent

give up

3e personne du singulier

gives up

participe présent

giving up

passé simple

gave up

participe passé

given up

Exemples

He refused to give up even when the odds were stacked against him.

Il a refusé d'abandonner même lorsque les chances étaient contre lui.

abandonner, renoncer

to stop or end an activity or state

Transitive: to give up an activity or state

Exemples

They decided to give up their long-standing rivalry for the sake of peace.

Ils ont décidé d'abandonner leur rivalité de longue date pour la paix.

abandonner, renoncer

to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position

Transitive: to give up a job or position

Exemples

The CEO announced his decision to give his role up and retire after many successful years.

Le PDG a annoncé sa décision de abandonner son rôle et de prendre sa retraite après de nombreuses années de succès.

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

He had to give up his driver's license after multiple traffic violations.

Il a dû abandonner son permis de conduire après plusieurs infractions au code de la route.

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

They gave up everything for their son's education.

Ils ont tout abandonné pour l'éducation de leur fils.

céder

to allow someone to have or use something

Transitive: to give up sth

Exemples

She was ready to give up her place in line to let the elderly woman go first.

Elle était prête à céder sa place dans la file pour laisser la femme âgée passer en premier.

abandonner, renoncer

to let go of things that are not essential or necessary

Transitive: to give up something non-essential

Exemples

She decided to give her daily coffee habit up to save money.

Elle a décidé d'abandonner son habitude quotidienne de café pour économiser de l'argent.

abandonner, renoncer

to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims

Transitive: to give up an idea or claim

Exemples

He had to give up his insistence on the traditional approach to problem-solving.

Il a dû abandonner son insistance sur l'approche traditionnelle de résolution de problèmes.

abandonner, céder

to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else

Transitive: to give up power or control

Exemples

The defeated army had to give up their weapons and surrender to the victorious forces.

L'armée vaincue a dû abandonner ses armes et se rendre aux forces victorieuses.

abandonner, renoncer à

to cease the consumption or use of something

Transitive: to give up a consumption habit

Exemples

She decided to give up sweets in an effort to improve her health.

Elle a décidé d'abandonner les sucreries dans un effort pour améliorer sa santé.

céder, concéder

(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs

Transitive: to give up runs

Exemples

The pitcher had to give three runs up to the opposing team in the first inning.

Le lanceur a dû céder trois points à l'équipe adverse en première manche.

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

The fugitive decided to give himself up rather than prolonging the chase.

Le fugitif a décidé de se rendre plutôt que de prolonger la poursuite.

abandonner, renoncer

to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery

Transitive: to give up sb

Exemples

We hadn't seen you all evening; we were starting to give you up.

Nous ne vous avions pas vu de toute la soirée; nous commencions à abandonner l'espoir de vous voir.

abandonner, laisser tomber

to end a relationship with someone

Transitive: to give up a person or relationship

Exemples

Why don't you give him up? It's causing too much stress.

Pourquoi ne renonces-tu pas à lui ? Cela cause trop de stress.

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

I gave my weekend up to help him paint his apartment.

J'ai sacrifié mon week-end pour l'aider à peindre son appartement.

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

She gave herself up to the anger, letting it control her actions.

Elle s'est abandonnée à la colère, la laissant contrôler ses actions.

Mots Proches

Définition et signification de « give up » en anglais

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