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ceder

/θeˈdeɾ/, [θeˈð̞eɾ]

cede, give, yield

Verb ceder (first-person singular present cedo, first-person singular preterite cedí, past participle cedido)

  1. (transitive) to cede, hand over, convey
    ceda el paso
    give way
  2. (transitive) to transfer, yield
  3. (intransitive) to relinquish, abandon, leave, give in, cave in
  4. (intransitive) to decrease, lessen, diminish

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Los secuestradores no mostraban señales de ceder.

    The kidnappers showed no sign of giving up.

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  • ¿Realmente piensas que es debilidad ceder a la tentación? Yo te digo que hay terribles tentaciones que requieren fuerza, fuerza y coraje para ceder a ellas.

    Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

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  • Los cimientos de esta casa empiezan a ceder.

    The foundation of this house is beginning to weaken.

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  • Preferiría morirme antes que ceder a una petición de este tipo.

    I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.

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  • ¿Es que de verdad pensáis que es la debilidad la que cede a la tentación? Yo te digo a ti que hay tentaciones terribles que requieren fuerza, fuerza y coraje para ceder ante ellas.

    Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

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  • No queda más que ceder en una situación como esta.

    In a situation like this, there is nothing for it but to give in.

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  • Debemos ceder en cierta medida si queremos llegar a un acuerdo.

    We must give in in some extent if we want to get to an agreement.

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