give up



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
give up | give-up
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
give up | give-up
InglésEspañol
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 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
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'give up' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abandon - abandon hope - abdicate - abnegate - capitulate - chuck it in - crap out - forfeit - forfeiture of property - forfeiture of shares - forsake - give up for adoption - lay down - never say die - part with - poop out - quit - quit smoking - relinquish - renounce - resign - resile - sign away - surrender - swear off - take the pledge - throw in the towel - waive a claim
Spanish:
caerse los brazos - ceder - cejar - claudicar - colgar los guantes - cortarse la coleta - dar - dar marcha atrás - darse por vencido - dejamiento - desasir - desistir - exhalar - irse al mazo - privar - quitar - resignar - abandonar - abandono - abdicar - arrojar la toalla - ciar - desertar - renunciar - sacrificar - truncar - despojar - abandonar una idea - apartar - cantar flor - capitular - ceder el asiento - ceder el turno - ceder los derechos - colgar los hábitos - dar cualquier cosa por - dar el brazo a torcer - dar en adopción - dar en tierra - decepcionar - dejar - desahuciar - desesperanzar - desesperar - desnaturalizar - estirar la pata - guardar la esperanza - hacerle la cruz a algo - no darse por vencido - pasar a mejor vida


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