céder — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
- relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- resign verb To formally give up a job or position.
- yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
Senses
céder is used for these senses in English:
- buckle (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
- cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
- concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- concede To yield or make concession.
- give in To collapse or fall.
- give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
- indulge To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
- relent (intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
buckle — full definition
- noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
- verb To fasten something with a buckle.
- verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
- verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.