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surrenders

/səˈrɛndərz/

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noun

Rendition, capitulation

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

Examples :

"The student's surrenders of his homework assignments past their due dates resulted in lower grades. "

Les remises tardives des devoirs de l'élève ont entraîné des notes plus basses.

military action politics war government

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noun

Rendition, reddition

The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

Examples :

"The bully demanded the smaller child's lunch money, but the child refused any surrenders. "

L'intimidateur a exigé l'argent du déjeuner du plus petit enfant, mais l'enfant a refusé toute reddition.

demand property action military war politics government state

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noun

La restitution, la reddition

The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

Examples :

"After the unexpected job transfer, her surrenders of the apartment lease were quickly processed by the landlord. "

Après le transfert de travail inattendu, ses restitutions du bail de l'appartement ont été rapidement traitées par le propriétaire.

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verb

Se rendre, capituler

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

Examples :

"After hours of playing hide-and-seek, the exhausted child finally surrenders and comes out of their hiding place. "

Après des heures de jeu de cache-cache, l'enfant épuisé finit par se rendre et sort de sa cachette.

military war politics state action

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verb

Céder, se rendre

(by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

Examples :

"After a week-long siege, the small town surrenders to the invading army. "

Après un siège d'une semaine, la petite ville se rend à l'armée d'invasion.

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verb

Se rendre, capituler

To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

Examples :

"I surrender!"

Je me rends !

military war politics action

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verb

Céder, se rendre

To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

Examples :

"to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"

Céder un droit, un privilège ou un avantage.

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verb

Céder à, succomber à

To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.

Examples :

"to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep"

céder au chagrin, au désespoir, à l'indolence ou au sommeil.

emotion mind soul

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verb

Abandonner, se coucher

To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.

Examples :

""Knowing he had a weak hand in blackjack, John surrenders, getting half his bet back instead of losing it all." "

Sachant qu'il avait une mauvaise main au blackjack, John s'est couché, récupérant la moitié de sa mise au lieu de tout perdre.

bet business game

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verb

résilie, abandonne

For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

Examples :

"To save money, Maria surrendered her life insurance policy. "

Pour économiser de l'argent, Maria a résilié son assurance vie.

insurance finance business