WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| give-up n | ([sth] conceded) | concesión nf |
| give-up n | (business: shared commission) | cesión nf |
| give-up n | (business: part of a shared commission) | orden ejecutada por un corredor a nombre de otro loc nom f |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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give [sth] up,
give up doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (stop trying) | dejar de vi + prep |
| | | renunciar a vi + prep |
| | I gave up trying to get them to believe me. |
| | Dejé de intentar hacer que me creyeran. |
give [sth] up,
give up doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (habit, addiction: quit) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | It'll be hard, but I'm going to try giving up chocolate for Lent. |
| | Va a ser difícil, pero voy a tratar de abandonar el chocolate para la cuaresma. |
| give up vi phrasal | (surrender) | rendirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | darse por vencido loc verb |
| | I give up - you're far better than me at this game! |
| | Me rindo. ¡Eres mucho mejor que yo en este juego! |
| give up vi phrasal | informal (stop guessing) | rendirse⇒ v prnl |
| | OK, I give up. What's the answer? |
| | Está bien, me rindo. ¿Cuál es la respuesta? |
| give up on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (abandon: [sb]) | perder la esperanza en loc verb + prep |
| | | abandonar a vtr + prep |
| | Don't give up on me! I just need a little more encouragement. |
| | No pierdas la esperanza en mí; solo necesito algo de ánimo. |
| give up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (abandon: a cause) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | dejar atrás loc verb |
| | You should never give up on your dreams. |
| | Nunca debes abandonar tus sueños. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Compound Forms:
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don't quit your day job,
don't quit the day job,
don't give up your day job,
don't give up the day job expr | humorous, informal (suggesting [sb] is bad at [sth]) | mejor siga estudiando expr |
| give [sb] up for adoption v expr | (give up custody of child) | dar en adopción loc verb |
| | Because of her difficult financial situation, Alexis gave up her son for adoption. |
| give up hope v expr | (be pessimistic) | abandonar las esperanzas loc verb |
| | | perder la esperanza loc verb |
| | When looking for a job, the key is not to give up hope. |
| | Cuando buscas empleo, la clave es no abandonar las esperanzas. |
| | | rendirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | darse por vencido loc verb |
| | Cuando buscas empleo, la clave es no rendirse. |
| give up hope of [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | perder la esperanza de loc verb + prep |
| | | abandonar las esperanzas de loc verb + prep |
| | The team never gave up hope of victory. |
| | El equipo nunca perdió la esperanza de ganar. |
| give up hope of doing [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | perder la esperanza de loc verb + prep |
| | | abandonar las esperanzas de loc verb + prep |
| | The couple had given up hope of having a child. |
| | La pareja había perdido la esperanza de tener un hijo. |
| give up on doing [sth] v expr | (abandon: an effort) | dejar de vtr + prep |
| | I gave up on trying to find a good example. |
| | Dejé de buscar un buen ejemplo. |
| give up the ghost v expr | (die) (eufemismo) | pasar a mejor vida loc verb |
| | (eufemismo) | dar el último aliento loc verb |
| | | morir⇒ vi |
| give up the ghost v expr | figurative (stop functioning) (figurado) | pasar a mejor vida loc verb |
| | (figurado) | dar el último aliento loc verb |
| | (figurado) | morir⇒ vi |
| | My old printer has finally given up the ghost. |
| not give up v expr | (persevere) | no darse por vencido loc verb |
| | | no rendirse loc verb |
| | | perseverar⇒ vi |
| | John got tired in the middle of the race, but he did not give up. |
| | John se cansó en medio de la carrera, pero no se dio por vencido. |
quit smoking (US),
give up smoking,
stop smoking (UK) v expr | (give up cigarettes) | dejar de fumar loc verb |
| | | dejar el cigarrillo, dejar el tabaco loc verb |