GIVE Flashcards

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Regalar, obsequiar, donar

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Give away (trans)

Give to charity, donate, grant, present
Give away what you don't want to people in need
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Revelar, delatar, traicionar

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Give away (trans)

Reveal (secrets), betray, disclose, divulge

She was found guilty of giving away state secrets

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Devolver, retornar

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Give back (trans)

Return to owner, put back, hand back

You can borrow it as long as you give it back tomorrow
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Ceder, darse por vencido, rendirse

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Give in (intrans)

Surrender, submit, yield

Just imagine! They gave in without a struggle!
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Entregar, presentar (documentación)

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Give in (trans)

Hand in, deliver

At the end of the test they gave in their papers
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Someterse a, rendirse a

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Give in to (intrans)

Surrender to

Governments must not give in to terrorism

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Emitir (mal olor) emanar, desprender

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Give off (trans)

Emit (bad smell)

Ugh! This meat is giving off an awful smell!

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Distribuir, repartir

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Give out (trans)

Distribute, hand out

The teacher gave out the examination papers

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Anunciar

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Give out (trans)

Announce

On the news they gave out that he was missing

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Agotarse, acabarse, fallar

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Give out (interns)

Be no more of, become exhausted, be off

Their water gave out after six days
At last her heart gave out

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Rendirse

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Give up (interns)

Surrender, resign, yield, capitulate

The hijackers gave up after police stormed the plane
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Dejar, abandonar

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Give up (trans)

Stop, abandon, leave, quit

It is difficult to give up old habits, like smoking
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