give up

arrêter, abandonner, renoncer

Arrêter une activité ou ne plus espérer que quelqu’un ou quelque chose réussisse.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you stop an activity or stop hoping that someone or something will succeed.

• She gave up smoking.
• We have not given up hope.
• Why did you give up on the project?

Comment l'utiliser : give up doing something (She gave up smoking last year.); give up on someone/something (Please do not give up on me.); give something up (He enjoyed running but gave it up after an injury.)

Synonymes : quit, stop, abandon

Contraires : continue, persist

Expressions courantes : give up smoking, give up hope, give up on someone

céder, renoncer à

Laisser à quelqu’un d’autre quelque chose qu’on possède, utilise ou contrôle.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you let someone else have something you own, use, or control.

• I will not give up my seat.
• They gave up their land to the state.
• Would you give up control of the business?

Comment l'utiliser : give something up (They refused to give their land up.); give something up to someone (He gave his seat up to an elderly passenger.)

Synonymes : relinquish, surrender, hand over

Contraires : keep

Expressions courantes : give up something, give up your seat, give up control, give up a claim

se rendre, s’avouer vaincu

Accepter qu’on ne peut pas gagner ou réussir et cesser de lutter ou d’essayer.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you accept that you cannot win or succeed and stop fighting or trying.

• I give up. What is the answer?
• The soldiers gave up after three days.
• Are you going to give up so easily?

Synonymes : surrender, concede, yield

Contraires : resist

Expressions courantes : give up easily, never give up, give up the fight

livrer, dénoncer

Livrer quelqu’un aux autorités ou leur révéler qui a commis un délit.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you hand someone over to the authorities or tell them who broke the law.

• He gave himself up to the police.
• She refused to give up her accomplice.
• Will they give the wanted man up to the authorities?

Comment l'utiliser : give oneself up (The fugitive gave himself up at the police station.); give someone up to someone (She refused to give him up to the police.)

Synonymes : hand over, turn in, inform on

Expressions courantes : give up someone, give up an accomplice, give up the suspect