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to give up
[phrase form: give]
01
desistir, renunciar
to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties
Intransitive
Exemplos
Do n’t give up now; you ’re almost there.
Não desista agora; você está quase lá.
02
desistir, renunciar
to stop or end an activity or state
Transitive: to give up an activity or state
Exemplos
After years of searching, he finally gave finding his missing pet up.
Depois de anos de busca, ele finalmente desistiu de encontrar seu animal de estimação desaparecido.
03
desistir, renunciar
to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position
Transitive: to give up a job or position
Exemplos
The mayor made the difficult decision to give up his political office due to personal reasons.
O prefeito tomou a difícil decisão de renunciar ao seu cargo político por motivos pessoais.
04
desistir, perder
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
Exemplos
The employee had to give up his position in the company for violating company policies.
O funcionário teve que desistir de sua posição na empresa por violar as políticas da empresa.
05
sacrificar, desistir de
to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else
Transitive: to give up something valued
Exemplos
The couple decided to give their vacation fund up to help a friend in need.
O casal decidiu abrir mão do seu fundo de férias para ajudar um amigo necessitado.
06
ceder, desistir
to allow someone to have or use something
Transitive: to give up sth
Exemplos
He decided to give up his seat on the crowded bus and walked home instead.
Ele decidiu ceder seu lugar no ônibus lotado e foi para casa a pé.
07
desistir, abandonar
to let go of things that are not essential or necessary
Transitive: to give up something non-essential
Exemplos
The family gave up their large, energy-consuming appliances for more eco-friendly options.
A família desistiu de seus grandes eletrodomésticos que consomem muita energia por opções mais ecológicas.
08
desistir, abandonar
to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims
Transitive: to give up an idea or claim
Exemplos
He was willing to give up his argument when presented with strong evidence to the contrary.
Ele estava disposto a desistir de seu argumento quando apresentado com fortes evidências em contrário.
09
render-se, entregar
to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else
Transitive: to give up power or control
Exemplos
The board of directors voted to give decision-making authority up to the newly appointed CEO.
O conselho de administração votou para ceder a autoridade de tomada de decisão ao recém-nomeado CEO.
10
desistir, abandonar
to cease the consumption or use of something
Transitive: to give up a consumption habit
Exemplos
The doctor advised him to give up alcohol for the sake of his liver's health.
O médico aconselhou-o a desistir do álcool pela saúde do seu fígado.
11
ceder, conceder
(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs
Transitive: to give up runs
Exemplos
The starting pitcher had a strong performance and did n't give up any runs in the first five innings.
O arremessador inicial teve um desempenho forte e não permitiu nenhuma corrida nas primeiras cinco entradas.
12
entregar-se, render-se
to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities
Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb
Exemplos
Realizing the gravity of his actions, the criminal made the difficult decision to give himself up to law enforcement.
Percebendo a gravidade de suas ações, o criminoso tomou a difícil decisão de se entregar às autoridades.
13
desistir, abandonar
to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery
Transitive: to give up sb
Exemplos
After searching for our cat for days, we'd given her up until she finally came home.
Depois de procurar nosso gato por dias, tínhamos desistido até que ele finalmente voltou para casa.
14
desistir, abandonar
to end a relationship with someone
Transitive: to give up a person or relationship
Exemplos
Despite efforts to reconcile, they eventually gave each other up.
Apesar dos esforços para se reconciliarem, eles acabaram desistindo um do outro.
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
Exemplos
She willingly gave up her free time to volunteer at the local shelter.
Ela voluntariamente abriu mão do seu tempo livre para ser voluntária no abrigo local.
16
entregar-se, deixar-se levar
to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction
Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction
Exemplos
In times of sorrow, she allowed herself to give up to grief.
Em momentos de tristeza, ela se permitiu entregar-se à dor.
