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сда́ться — meaning in English

sdatsya

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English meaning

  • capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
  • concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  • forfeit verb To lose or give up something as a penalty for breaking a rule or agreement.
  • give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.

Senses

сда́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • capitulate (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]
  • concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
  • forfeit To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
  • give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
  • give up (transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
  • give up (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate.
  • surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
  • throw in the towel (idiomatic) To quit; to give up.

concede — full definition

  1. verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  2. verb To give up or grant something, such as territory, a right, or a point in an argument.

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