rendir

to produce

rendir(rrehn-deer)

intransitive verb

1. (to yield)

a. to produce

La receta rinde suficiente para cuatro personas.

The recipe produces enough for four people.

2. (to do well)

a. to perform

Los trabajadores no están rindiendo así como son capaces.

The workers are not performing as well as they are able.

3. (to be enough)

a. to serve

El plato fuerte puede rendir para dos personas.

The main course can serve two people.

transitive verb

4. (to conquer)

a. to defeat

Los mexicanos rindieron al ejército francés en la Batalla de Puebla.

The Mexicans defeated the French army at the Battle of Puebla.

5. (to tire out)

a. to exhaust

¡Este trabajo me rinde!

This job exhausts me!

6. (to honor)

a. to pay

Rinden homenaje a sus veteranos de guerra una vez al año.

They pay homage to their war veterans once a year.

7. (to give up)

a. to surrender

Los soldados nos obligaron a rendir nuestras armas.

The soldiers made us surrender our weapons.

8. (finance)

a. to yield

Esta cuenta solo rinde un 0.25% anual.

This account only yields 0.25% a year.

rendirse

pronominal verb

9. (to admit defeat)

a. to quit

Se rindieron con demasiada facilidad.

They quit too easily.

b. to give up

No sabes qué es, ¿verdad?¿Te rindes? - Sí, me rindo. ¿Qué es?

You don't know what it is, do you? Do you give up? - Yes, I give up. What is it?

c. to give in

Va a ser difícil encontrar trabajo, pero no me rindo.

It's going to be difficult to find work, but I'm not giving in.

10. (to capitulate)

a. to surrender

Nuestras tropas estaban rodeadas por las fuerzas enemigas y tuvieron que rendirse.

Our troops were surrounded by enemy forces and had to surrender.

b. to give oneself up

Tras un asedio de tres horas, el delincuente se rindió.

After a three-hour siege, the criminal gave himself up.

11. (to admit)

a. to confess

El ladrón por fin se rindió al crimen.

The thief finally confessed to the crime.

rendir

transitive verb

1. (entregar, dar; arma, alma)

a. to surrender

rendir cuentas a alguien de algoto give an account of something to somebody

2. (ofrecer)

a. to pay

rendir culto ato worship

rendir homenaje o tributo a alguiento pay tribute to somebody

3. (rentar)

a. to yield

4. (vencer)

a. to defeat, to subdue

5. (cansar)

a. to wear out, to tire out

intransitive verb

6. (máquina)

a. to perform well

7. (negocio)

a. to be profitable

8. (fábrica, trabajador)

a. to be productive

este atleta ya no rinde como antesthis athlete isn't as good as he used to be

9. (dar de sí)

a.

esta pintura rinde muchoa little of this paint goes a long way

me rinde mucho el tiempoI get a lot done (in the time)

pronominal verb

10. (entregarse)

a. to give oneself up, to surrender

¡me rindo!I give in o up!

rendirse a la evidenciato bow to the evidence

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rendir

transitive verb

1 (producir) to produce; [+beneficios etc] to yield; [+producto, total etc] to produce; [+interés] to bear

2 (cansar) to exhaust; tire out

le rindió el sueño he was overcome by sleep

3

rendir homenaje a to pay tribute to; rendir culto a to worship; rendir las gracias to give thanks

4 (Mil) [+ciudad] to surrender; [+fortaleza] to take; capture

rendir la guardia to hand over the guard

5 (Mil) [+bandera] to dip; [+armas] to lower; reverse

6 (España) (vomitar) to vomit; bring up

7 (Com) [+factura] to send

8

rendir examen (S. Cone) to sit o take an exam

9 (vencer) [+país] to conquer; subdue

10 (dominar) to dominate

logró rendir el albedrío de la joven he came to dominate the young woman's will completely; había que rendir su entereza he had to overcome his moral objections

11 (devolver) to give back; return; (entregar) to hand over

intransitive verb

1 (producir) to yield; produce; (dar resultados) to give good results

el negocio no rinde the business is not profitable o doesn't pay; la finca rinde para mantener a ocho familias the estate produces enough to keep eight families; este año ha rendido poco it has done poorly this year; trabajo, pero no rindo I work hard but without much to show for it

2 [+arroz] to swell up

3 (Latinoamérica) (durar) to last longer; keep going

pronominal verb

rendirse

1 (ceder) to yield;a to; (Mil) to surrender; (entregarse) to give o.s. up

rendirse a la razón to yield to reason; rendirse a la evidencia to bow before the evidence; rendirse a la fuerza to yield to violence; ¡me rindo! I give in!

2 (cansarse) to wear o.s. out