give up
verbo transitivo con partícula
1abandonar, renunciar a (possessions, activity, hope)
- to g up smoking -> dejar de fumar
- to g up one's job -> dejar el trabajo
- to g somebody up for dead -> dar a alguien por muerto(a)
verbo intransitivo
2rendirse, darse por vencido(a) (stop trying)
- to g up on something/somebody -> dejar algo/a alguien por imposible (lose faith, hope in)
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give up [guiv]
adjetivo
- To give a call -> llamar
- To give a description -> describir
- To give a fall -> caer
- To give a guess -> adivinar
- To give a look -> mirar
- To give a person his own -> dar a una persona su merecido o tratarla como se merece
- To give a portion -> dotar; también, entregar a uno su cuota
- To give content -> contentar
- To give credit -> dar fe o crédito, creer; prestar, dar fiado
- To give ear -> escuchar, dar oídos
- To give fire -> disparar
- To give for lost -> dar por perdido
- To give ground -> retroceder, volver atrás
- To give like for like -> pagar en la misma moneda
- To give joy -> dar el parabién, felicitar
- To give judgment -> juzgar
- To give leave -> permitir, dar licencia
- To give notice -> avisar, advertir, prevenir, hacer saber una cosa con anticipación
- To give oneself for lost -> darse por perdido, creerse perdido; no tener ninguna esperanza
- To give one’s mind -> entregarse a una cosa, aplicarse, aficionarse
- To give place -> hacer lugar
- To give the hand -> dar la mano derecha; dar la preeminencia, reconocerse como inferior
- To give the lie -> desmentir
- To give the slip -> sustraerse, huirse
- To give trouble -> incomodar, dar que hacer
- To give warning -> advertir, poner sobre aviso
dejar, ceder, renunciar, entregar, abandonar, dimitir, resignar, volver, restituir; desasirse; desanimarse; abandonar la esperanza respecto To give evidence, atestiguar. To give heed, advertir, reparar, hacer caso.
give up
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (yield up) [+seat, place] ceder; [+authority] ceder; traspasar
to give o.s. up to the police entregarse a la policía; to give o.s. up to [+vice] entregarse a; darse a; to give a child up for adoption entregar a un hijo para que sea adoptado
3 (renounce) [+habit] dejar; [+job, post] renunciar a; dejar; [+friend] dejar de ver; [+boyfriend] dejar; romper con; [+beliefs, idea] abandonar
to give up smoking dejar de fumar; I've given up trying to persuade her he dejado de intentar persuadirla convencerla;or eventually he gave up trying al final dejó de intentarlo; I gave it up as a bad job (informal) me di por vencido
4 (devote) [+one's life, time] dedicar;to a
to give up one's life to music dedicar su vida a la música
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(stop trying) rendirse I give up! (trying to guess) ¡me rindo!; ¡me doy por vencido!; don't give up yet! ¡no te rindas todavía!
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