give up

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240 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَنَازَلَ (tanāzala) — surrender
• Arabic: تَخَلَّى (taḵallā) — surrender
• Arabic: اِسْتَسْلَمَ (istaslama) — surrender
• Armenian: հանձնվել (hanjnvel) — surrender
• Belarusian: здава́цца (zdavácca) — surrender
• Belarusian: зда́цца (zdácca) — surrender
• Bulgarian: предавам се (predavam se) — surrender
• Catalan: rendir-se — surrender
• Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏲᏍᎦ (adayosga) — surrender
• Chinese Mandarin: 投案 (tóu'àn) — surrender
• Chinese Mandarin: 自首 (zìshǒu) — surrender
• Chinese Mandarin: 投降 (tóuxiáng) — surrender
• Czech: vzdát se — surrender
• Czech: vydat — surrender
• Danish: give op — surrender
• Danish: opgive — surrender
• Dutch: zich overgeven — surrender
• Esperanto: kapitulaci — surrender
• Finnish: antautua — surrender
• Finnish: luovuttaa — surrender
• French: se rendre — surrender
• Galician: renderse — surrender
• Georgian: ნებდება (nebdeba) — surrender
• Georgian: ბარდება (bardeba) — surrender
• Georgian: ჩაბარდება (čabardeba) — surrender
• German: aufgeben — surrender
• German: sich ergeben — surrender
• German: kapitulieren — surrender
• Hungarian: felad — surrender
• Icelandic: gefast upp — surrender
• Indonesian: menyerah — surrender
• Ingrian: antiissa — surrender
• Irish: tabhair suas — surrender
• Italian: arrendersi — surrender
• Japanese: 降服する (kōfuku suru) — surrender
• Khmer: ចុះចាញ់ (coh cañ) — surrender
• Korean: 항복하다 (hangbokhada) — surrender
• Latin: dēdō — surrender
• Latin: exhibeo — surrender
• Old Saxon: afgevan — surrender
• Polish: poddawać się impf poddać się — surrender
• Portuguese: render-se — surrender
• Romanian: se da bătut — surrender
• Romanian: renunța — surrender
• Russian: сдава́ться (sdavátʹsja) — surrender
• Russian: сда́ться (sdátʹsja) — surrender
• Russian: сдава́ть (sdavátʹ) — surrender
• Russian: сдать pf trans. (sdatʹ) — surrender
• Russian: выдава́ть (vydavátʹ) — surrender
• Russian: вы́дать (výdatʹ) — surrender
• Scottish Gaelic: gèill — surrender
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas — surrender
• Slovak: vydať — surrender
• Spanish: rendirse — surrender
• Spanish: entregar — surrender
• Swedish: ge upp — surrender
• Tajik: даст кашидан (dast kašidan) — surrender
• Thai: ยอมแพ้ (yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ) — surrender
• Ukrainian: здава́тися (zdavátysja) — surrender
• Ukrainian: зда́тися (zdátysja) — surrender
• Vietnamese: đầu hàng — surrender
• Chinese Mandarin: 讓渡 /让渡 (ràngdù) — relinquish
• Chinese Mandarin: 交出 (jiāochū) — relinquish
• Dutch: afzien — relinquish
• Esperanto: rezigni — relinquish
• Finnish: luovuttaa — relinquish
• Finnish: antaa — relinquish
• French: renoncer — relinquish
• Georgian: თმობს (tmobs) — relinquish
• Georgian: დათმობს (datmobs) — relinquish
• Ancient Greek: ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi) — relinquish
• Hebrew: וִתֵּר (vittér) — relinquish
• Hungarian: átad — relinquish
• Indonesian: menyerahkan — relinquish
• Irish: tabhair suas — relinquish
• Latin: dēdō — relinquish
• Norman: èrnonchi — relinquish
• Polish: oddać — relinquish
• Portuguese: ceder — relinquish
• Portuguese: renunciar a — relinquish
• Portuguese: abdicar de — relinquish
• Russian: уступа́ть (ustupátʹ) — relinquish
• Russian: уступи́ть (ustupítʹ) — relinquish
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas — relinquish
• Spanish: renunciar — relinquish
• Swedish: lämna ifrån sig — relinquish
• Thai: สละ (sà-là) — relinquish
• Ukrainian: поступа́тися (postupátysja) — relinquish
• Ukrainian: відмовля́тися (vidmovljátysja) — relinquish
• Vietnamese: nhường — relinquish
• Basque: amore eman — stop, quit, desist
• Belarusian: кі́даць (kídacʹ) — stop, quit, desist
• Belarusian: кі́нуць (kínucʹ) — stop, quit, desist
• Bulgarian: преставам (prestavam) — stop, quit, desist
• Chinese Cantonese: 放棄 /放弃 (fong3 hei3) — stop, quit, desist
• Chinese Mandarin: 停止 (tíngzhǐ) — stop, quit, desist
• Danish: overgive — stop, quit, desist
• Danish: afslutte — stop, quit, desist
• Esperanto: cedi — stop, quit, desist
• Finnish: lopettaa — stop, quit, desist
• Finnish: luopua — stop, quit, desist
• French: abandonner — stop, quit, desist
• Georgian: ფარ-ხმალს ყრის (par-xmals q̇ris) — stop, quit, desist
• Georgian: ხელს იღებს (xels iɣebs) — stop, quit, desist
• Georgian: თავს ანებებს (tavs anebebs) — stop, quit, desist
• German: aufgeben — stop, quit, desist
• Hebrew: הִתְיָאֵשׁ (hityaésh) — stop, quit, desist
• Hungarian: felad — stop, quit, desist
• Indonesian: berhenti — stop, quit, desist
• Irish: tabhair suas — stop, quit, desist
• Italian: rinunciare — stop, quit, desist
• Italian: desistere — stop, quit, desist
• Italian: rassegnarsi — stop, quit, desist
• Italian: darla su — stop, quit, desist
• Japanese: 諦める (akirameru) — stop, quit, desist
• Korean: 포기하다 (pogihada) — stop, quit, desist
• Polish: zrezygnować — stop, quit, desist
• Polish: zaprzestać — stop, quit, desist
• Portuguese: desistir — stop, quit, desist
• Portuguese: largar — stop, quit, desist
• Romanian: se da bătut — stop, quit, desist
• Romanian: renunța — stop, quit, desist
• Romanian: lăsa — stop, quit, desist
• Russian: броса́ть (brosátʹ) — stop, quit, desist
• Russian: бро́сить pf the habit (brósitʹ) — stop, quit, desist
• Russian: прекраща́ть (prekraščátʹ) — stop, quit, desist
• Russian: прекрати́ть (prekratítʹ) — stop, quit, desist
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas — stop, quit, desist
• Slovak: vzdať — stop, quit, desist
• Spanish: desistir — stop, quit, desist
• Spanish: ciar — stop, quit, desist
• Swedish: ge upp — stop, quit, desist
• Swedish: överge — stop, quit, desist
• Thai: เลิก (lə̂ək) — stop, quit, desist
• Thai: วางมือ (waang-mʉʉ) — stop, quit, desist
• Ottoman Turkish: براقمق (bırakmak) — stop, quit, desist
• Ukrainian: кида́ти (kydáty) — stop, quit, desist
• Ukrainian: припиня́ти (prypynjáty) — stop, quit, desist
• Vietnamese: bỏ cuộc — stop, quit, desist
• Welsh: rhoi'r gorau — stop, quit, desist
• Bulgarian: изоставям (izostavjam) — abandon
• Chinese Mandarin: 放棄 /放弃 (fàngqì) — abandon
• Danish: overgive — abandon
• Finnish: hylätä — abandon
• Finnish: luopua — abandon
• Georgian: მიატოვებს (miaṭovebs) — abandon
• Georgian: თავს ანებებს (tavs anebebs) — abandon
• Georgian: თავს დაანებებს (tavs daanebebs) — abandon
• Georgian: ხელს იღებს (xels iɣebs) — abandon
• Georgian: ხელს აიღებს (xels aiɣebs) — abandon
• German: aufgeben — abandon
• Ancient Greek: ἀπογιγνώσκω (apogignṓskō) — abandon
• Hebrew: וִתֵּר (vittér) — abandon
• Indonesian: mengabaikan — abandon
• Irish: tabhair suas — abandon
• Italian: abbandonare — abandon
• Italian: rinunciare — abandon
• Italian: darla su — abandon
• Japanese: 諦める (akirameru) — abandon
• Japanese: やめる (yameru) — abandon
• Kazakh: тәркі ету (tärkı etu) — abandon
• Polish: porzucić — abandon
• Portuguese: abandonar — abandon
• Russian: броса́ть (brosátʹ) — abandon
• Russian: бро́сить (brósitʹ) — abandon
• Russian: оставля́ть (ostavljátʹ) — abandon
• Russian: оста́вить (ostávitʹ) — abandon
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas — abandon
• Slovak: vzdať sa — abandon
• Slovak: opustiť — abandon
• Spanish: abandonar — abandon
• Spanish: ciar — abandon
• Swedish: överge — abandon
• Thai: ละ (lá) — abandon
• Thai: ทิ้ง (tíng) — abandon
• Ukrainian: кида́ти (kydáty) — abandon
• Ukrainian: залиша́ти (zalyšáty) — abandon
• Chinese Mandarin: 失去信心 (shīqù xìnxīn) — lose hope
• Chinese Mandarin: 放棄 /放弃 (fàngqì) — lose hope
• Danish: give op — lose hope
• Finnish: menettää toivonsa — lose hope
• French: désespérer — lose hope
• French: perdre l'espoir — lose hope
• German: aufgeben — lose hope
• Hebrew: הִתְיָאֵשׁ (hityaésh) — lose hope
• Hungarian: felad — lose hope
• Irish: tabhair suas — lose hope
• Italian: rassegnarsi — lose hope
• Italian: darla su — lose hope
• Khmer: លែងមានសង្ឃឹម (lɛɛng-miən-sɑɑsɑngkhɨm) — lose hope
• Polish: tracić nadzieję — lose hope
• Portuguese: perder as esperanças — lose hope
• Russian: оставля́ть (ostavljátʹ) — lose hope
• Russian: оста́вить (ostávitʹ) — lose hope
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas — lose hope
• Spanish: desesperarse — lose hope
• Spanish: darse por vencido — lose hope
• Spanish: desahuciarse de — lose hope
• Spanish: desesperanzarse con — lose hope
• Spanish: renunciar a — lose hope
• Spanish: rendirse en — lose hope
• Swedish: ge upp — lose hope
• Thai: หมดหวัง (mòt-wǎng) — lose hope
• Ukrainian: облиша́ти (oblyšáty) — lose hope
• Ukrainian: лиша́ти (lyšáty) — lose hope
• Vietnamese: từ bỏ hi vọng — lose hope
• Chinese Cantonese: 認輸 /认输 (jing6 syu1) — admit defeat
• Chinese Mandarin: 認輸投降 /认输投降 (rènshū tóuxiáng) — admit defeat
• Czech: vzdát se — admit defeat
• Danish: kapitulere — admit defeat
• Finnish: luovuttaa — admit defeat
• Finnish: antaa periksi — admit defeat
• German: aufgeben — admit defeat
• German: kapitulieren — admit defeat
• Hebrew: וִתֵּר (vittér) — admit defeat
• Hebrew: נִכְנַע (nichná) — admit defeat
• Hebrew: הִתְיָאֵשׁ (hityaésh) — admit defeat
• Hungarian: felad — admit defeat
• Hungarian: szabad a gazda — admit defeat
• Irish: tabhair suas — admit defeat
• Italian: arrendersi — admit defeat
• Khmer: ចុះចាញ់ (coh cañ) — admit defeat
• Polish: poddać się — admit defeat
• Portuguese: desistir — admit defeat
• Russian: сдава́ться (sdavátʹsja) — admit defeat
• Russian: сда́ться (sdátʹsja) — admit defeat
• Russian: капитули́ровать (kapitulírovatʹ) — admit defeat
• Scottish Gaelic: gèill — admit defeat
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas — admit defeat
• Slovak: vzdať sa — admit defeat
• Slovak: vzdávať sa — admit defeat
• Spanish: rendirse — admit defeat
• Spanish: claudicar — admit defeat
• Swedish: ge upp — admit defeat
• Swedish: ge sig — admit defeat
• Thai: ยอม (yɔɔm) — admit defeat
• Thai: ยอมแพ้ (yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ) — admit defeat
• Turkish: pes etmek — admit defeat
• Ukrainian: здава́тися (zdavátysja) — admit defeat
• Vietnamese: đầu hàng — admit defeat