give up

(fi)denunci, (fi)raporti, (fi)informi

give up (3a persono ununombro simpla as-tempo gives up, as-tempa participo giving up, simpla is-tempo gave up, pasinta participo given up)

1. (transitive) To surrender (someone or something).

   He was surrounded, so gave himself up.

   They gave him up to the police.

2. (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc).

   They gave up the search when it got dark.

3. (transitive) To relinquish (something).

   He gave up his seat to an old man.

   • 1816, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume 1, Chapter 7:

     "Dear Miss Woodhouse, I would not give up the pleasure and honour of being intimate with you for any thing in the world."

4. (transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something).

   They gave him up for dead.

5. (transitive) To abandon (someone or something).

   I gave up my faith years ago.

6. (intransitive) To admit defeat, to capitulate.

   OK, I give up, you win.

Synonyms

• ((transitive) surrender): surrender, yield
• ((transitive) stop or quit): blin, cease, discontinue
• ((transitive) relinquish): forlend, surrender, yield
• ((transitive) lose hope concerning):
• ((transitive) abandon): desert, forlet, forsake
• ((intransitive) admit defeat): capitulate, surrender, wave the white flag

Derived terms

• don't give up your day job

Tradukoj

 surrender  

Arabic: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Bulgarian: предавам се → bg Catalan: rendir (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 投案 (cmn), 自首 (cmn), 投降 (cmn) Czech: vzdát se (oneself), vydat (somene else) Danish: give op → da, opgive → da Dutch: zich overgeven → nl Finnish: antautua (fi), luovuttaa (fi) French: se rendre (fr) German: aufgeben (de), sich ergeben → de, kapitulieren (de)

Hungarian: felad (hu) Italian: arrendersi (it) Latin: exhibeo → la Polish: poddać się (pl) Portuguese: render-se → pt Russian: сдава́ться impf (ru), сда́ться pf (ru) (intrans.); сдава́ть impf (ru), сдать pf (ru) trans.; выдава́ть impf (ru), вы́дать pf (ru) (trans.) Scottish Gaelic: gèill → gd, thoir suas → gd Spanish: rendirse (es), entregar (es) Swedish: ge upp (sv) Volapük: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas

 stop, quit, desist  

Arabic: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Bulgarian: преставам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 停止 (cmn) Finnish: lopettaa (fi), luopua (fi) French: abandonner (fr) German: aufgeben (de) Hungarian: felad (hu)

Italian: rinunciare (it), desistere (it), rassegnarsi (it), darla su → it Polish: zrezygnować (pl), zaprzestać → pl Portuguese: desistir (pt), largar (pt) Russian: броса́ть impf (ru), бро́сить pf (ru) the habit; прекраща́ть impf (ru), прекрати́ть pf (ru) Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas → gd Spanish: desistir (es) Swedish: ge upp (sv), överge (sv)

 relinquish  

Arabic: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Chinese: Mandarin: 讓渡 (cmn), 让渡 (cmn), 交出 (cmn) Dutch: afzien (nl) Esperanto: rezigni → eo Finnish: luovuttaa (fi) French: renoncer (fr) Hungarian: átad (hu)

Norman: èrnonchi → nrf Polish: oddać (pl) Portuguese: renunciar a Russian: уступа́ть impf (ru), уступи́ть pf (ru) Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas → gd Spanish: renunciar (es) Swedish: lämna ifrån sig → sv

 lose hope  

Arabic: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Chinese: Mandarin: [[:失去信心#失去信心 (ĉina)|失去信心]] → cmn, 放棄 (cmn), 放弃 (cmn) Finnish: menettää toivonsa → fi French: désespérer (fr), perdre l'espoir German: aufgeben (de) Hungarian: felad (hu)

Italian: rassegnarsi (it), perdere la speranza → it Polish: tracić nadzieję → pl Portuguese: perder as esperanças Russian: оставля́ть impf (ru), оста́вить pf (ru) Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas → gd Spanish: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Swedish: ge upp (sv)

 abandon  

Arabic: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Bulgarian: изоставям (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 放棄 (cmn), 放弃 (cmn) Finnish: hylätä (fi), luopua (fi) German: aufgeben (de) Hungarian: felad (hu) (+ Instrumental-comitative case) Italian: abbandonare (it), rinunciare (it), darla su → it

Japanese: 諦める → ja, やめる (ja) Polish: porzucić (pl) Portuguese: abandonar (pt) Russian: броса́ть impf (ru), бро́сить pf (ru), оставля́ть impf (ru), оста́вить pf (ru) Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas → gd Spanish: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Swedish: överge (sv)

 admit defeat  

Arabic: bonvolu aldoni ĉi tradukon se vi povas Chinese: Mandarin: [[:認輸投降#認輸投降 (ĉina)|認輸投降]] → cmn, [[:认输投降#认输投降 (ĉina)|认输投降]] → cmn Czech: vzdát se → cs Finnish: luovuttaa (fi), antaa periksi (fi) German: aufgeben (de), kapitulieren (de) Hungarian: felad (hu) Italian: arrendersi (it)

Polish: poddać się (pl) Portuguese: desistir (pt) Russian: сдава́ться impf (ru), сда́ться impf (ru), капитули́ровать impf (ru) Scottish Gaelic: gèill → gd, thoir suas → gd Spanish: rendirse (es) Swedish: ge upp (sv), ge sig → sv

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