Sentence examples of "gave up" in English
Translations:
all113
dejar56
rendirse28
abandonar12
renunciar9
darse por vencido3
renunciarse1
other translations4
When the police came on stage, the criminal gave up.
Cuando la policía entró en acción, el bandido se rindió.
I tried to do my homework, but I didn't really know how to do it, so I gave up.
Intenté hacer mis deberes, pero no sabía cómo hacerlos, así que me rendí.
He gave up taking part in the marathon on account of his cold.
Renunció a participar en la maratón por su resfriado.
The president gave up the idea because it was not practical.
El presidente abandonó esa idea por no ser realista.
He gave up traveling abroad because of his sudden illness.
Dejó de viajar al extranjero por causa de una enfermedad repentina.
She gave up eating meat after reading a book about cruelty to animals.
Ella dejó de comer carne después de leer un libro sobre la crueldad contra los animales.
He tried to learn Greek, but soon got tired and gave it up.
Él intentó aprender griego pero se aburrió pronto y lo dejó.
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