cedere
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verb
to withdraw, to surrender, to give up
to cave in, to give wayof the ground, the floor, etc.
to yield, to give way
to succumb [with a ‘to’]
to give up, to yield, to surrendera seat, a weapon, etc.
Used in the library
- Alla fine ho ceduto: il cane dorme in camera.In the end I gave in: the dog sleeps in the bedroom.A2Di nuovo, per favore (10) — Again, please (10) (A2)
- Il ponte vecchio ha ceduto sotto il peso del camion.The old bridge gave way under the weight of the lorry.A2Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (A2)
- Il ghiaccio ha ceduto sotto il peso del cane, per fortuna vicino alla riva.The ice gave way under the dog's weight, luckily near the shore.A2Di nuovo, per favore (6) — Again, please (6) (A2)
- Il cuore continua a pompare anche quando il resto cede.The heart keeps pumping even when the rest gives way.B1Di nuovo, per favore (17) — Again, please (17) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- arrendersito surrender; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: compound of the infinitive arrendere with si.
- arretrareto move (something) back, to pull (something) back; to move back, to retreat, to recede
- capitolareto capitulate, to surrender; to yield, to bend
- collassareto collapse (a lung, etc.); to cause shock, nervous breakdown, etc. in (someone or something)
- concedereto award, bestow; to concede (that), to admit
- disintegrarsito disintegrate
- ritirarsito retire, withdraw; to draw back, step back, retreat, fall back, pull out of
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