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capitulation in Portuguese

capitulation in Portuguese is capitulação — capitulation means the act of stopping resistance and accepting the demands of an opponent.

capitulation in Portuguese

capitulação
noun
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

What does "capitulation" mean?

  1. noun The act of stopping resistance and accepting the demands of an opponent.
    "The union's capitulation ended the strike after eleven weeks."
  2. noun The formal surrender of an army, city or fortress, usually on agreed terms.
    "The garrison's capitulation was signed at dawn."
  3. noun A phase in which investors give up and sell heavily, driving prices sharply lower before a market bottoms out.
    "Traders were watching for signs of capitulation before buying back in."

capitulation in a sentence

  • The union's capitulation ended the strike after eleven weeks.
  • Critics called the compromise a capitulation to the loudest lobbyists.
  • The garrison's capitulation was signed at dawn.
  • Terms of capitulation allowed the defenders to march out with their weapons.

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What is "capitulation" in Portuguese?

"capitulation" in Portuguese is capitulação. capitulation means: The act of stopping resistance and accepting the demands of an opponent.

How do you use "capitulation" in a sentence?

Example: "The union's capitulation ended the strike after eleven weeks." In Portuguese, "capitulation" is capitulação.

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