desistir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
Senses
desistir is used for these senses in English:
- forfeit To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- give up (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
- relinquish (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
- rest (intransitive, transitive, legal, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
forfeit — full definition
- verb To lose or give up something as a penalty for breaking a rule or agreement.
- noun Something lost or given up as a penalty.
give up — full definition
- phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- phrasal verb To stop doing or having something, especially a habit or pleasure.
- phrasal verb To hand something over, or to surrender yourself, to someone else.