Showing results for give up. Search instead for to give up.
give up(
gihv
uhp
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).
1. (to renounce)
b. renunciar a (a job or a religion)
I had to give up my job to care for my mother.Tuve que renunciar a mi trabajo para cuidar a mi madre.
c. abandonar (an idea, studies, a fight)
She gave up university in the second year.Abandonó la carrera en el segundo año.
2. (to relinquish)
a. ceder
He gave up his seat to a lady with two young children.Cedió el asiento a una señora con dos niños pequeños.
3. (to hand over)
4. (to surrender)
a. entregarse
The man later gave himself up to the police.Más tarde el hombre se entregó a la policía.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
5. (to quit)
b. darse por vencido
To succeed, you have to keep going and never give up.Para triunfar, tienes que seguir adelante y nunca darte por vencido.
give uptransitive verb phraseintransitive verb
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).
1. (possessions, activity, hope)
a. abandonar, renunciar a
to g up smokingdejar de fumar
to g up one's jobdejar el trabajo
to g somebody up for deaddar a alguien por muerto(a)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (stop trying)
a. rendirse, darse por vencido(a)
to g up on something/somebodydejar algo/a alguien por imposible
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
give up
transitive verb
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 or convencerla; eventually he gave up trying al final dejó de intentarlo; I gave it up as a bad job 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
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate to give up using machine translators
See Machine TranslationsWant to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
Translation
The world’s largest Spanish dictionary
Conjugation
Conjugations for every Spanish verb
Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary faster
Grammar
Learn every rule and exception
Pronunciation
Native-speaker video pronunciations
Word of the Day
el chapuzón
dip
SpanishDict Premium
Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:
Cheat sheets
No ads
Learn offline on iOS
Fun phrasebooks
Learn Spanish faster
Support SpanishDict
