surrender
/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ verbe B2En français : capituler, se rendre
- To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
- To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
- To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in. · Don't shoot! I surrender!
- To give up possession of; to yield; to resign. · to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
- To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc. · to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep
- To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
- For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
He/she/it surrenders · Prétérit surrendered · Participe passé surrendered · Forme en -ing surrendering
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- surrender
- He/she/it
- surrenders
- Prétérit
- surrendered
- Participe passé
- surrendered
- Forme en -ing
- surrendering
Dans la bibliothèque
“The French officer in the service of Ali Pasha of Yanina alluded to three weeks since in l’Impartial, who not only surrendered the castle of Yanina, but sold his benefactor to the Turks, styled himself truly at that time Fernand, as our esteemed contemporary states; but he has since added to his Christian name a title of nobility and a family name.
At the knock, the door was immediately opened, and the young man who was seated beside the countess, in obedience to the Italian custom, instantly rose and surrendered his place to the strangers, who, in turn, would be expected to retire upon the arrival of other visitors.
Then they who had spared his life, fearing for their safety, surrendered to him their flocks and begged only for their lives.
“The traitor who surrendered the castle of the man in whose service he was——”
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