desist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈzɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈzɪst, -ˈsɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di zist′, -sist′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
desist⇒ vi (stop, cease)desistir⇒ vi
  cesar⇒ vi
 A legal order arrived, demanding that the journalist desist.
 Llegó una orden legal exigiendo que el periodista desistiera.
desist from [sth] vi + prep (stop doing [sth])dejar de, parar de vi + prep
  (formal)desistir de, cesar de vi + prep
 The headteacher ordered the pupil to desist from such disruptive behaviour.
desist from doing [sth] v expr (stop doing)dejar de, parar de vi + prep
  (formal)desistir de, cesar de vi + prep
 The court ordered the company to desist from trading completely.
 La corte le ordenó a la compañía que deje de (or: pare de) comerciar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cease and desist v expr (stop) (legal)cese y desista loc nom m
cease-and-desist letter n (law: letter to stop)carta de cese y desista nf + loc adj
  carta de cese y desistimiento nf + loc adj
cease-and-desist order,
cease-and-desist n		 (law: demand to stop)cese y desista loc nom m
  orden de cese y desista nm + loc adj
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'desist' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
give over
Spanish:
desistir - ciar - retroceder - cejar - cesar


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