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surrender

1. noun
   1. (of army) capitulation f (to devant);
      (of soldier, town) reddition f (to à);
   2. (of territory, rights) abandon m (to à);
      (of weapons, document) remise f (to à).

2. transitive verb
   1. livrer (town) (to à);
      céder (weapons) (to à);
   2. racheter (insurance policy);
      rendre (passport) (to à).

3. intransitive verb (army, soldier) se rendre (to à);
   (country) capituler (to devant).

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'surrender' found in these entries:

English:

unconditional - yield

French:

arme - capitulation - reddition - rendre

surrender: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
surrender	vi	(give up, yield)	abandonner vi ⇒
		familier	laisser tomber vi ⇒
I surrender; you win.
J'abandonne, tu as gagné.
Je laisse tomber, tu as gagné.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
surrender	n	(abandonment)	abandon nm
The surrender of the fort came after a long battle.
L'abandon du fort eut lieu après une longue bataille.
surrender	n	(handing over)	suspension nf
The bad driver was embarrassed at the surrender of his licence.
* Le mauvais conducteur a écopé d'une suspension de permis de conduire de 3 mois.
surrender	n	(submission)	reddition nf
The chase ended with the suspect's surrender.
La poursuite s'acheva avec la reddition du suspect.
surrender	vi	(military) militaire	se rendre vi ⇒
The troops surrendered once they were surrounded.
Les troupes se rendirent une fois qu'elles furent encerclées.
surrender	vtr	(oneself)	s'abandonner vpr ⇒
She surrendered herself to the joy of the music.
Elle s'abandonna aux joies de la musique.
surrender	vtr	(weapons)	rendre vtr ⇒
Surrender your weapons!
Rendez vos armes !
surrender	vtr	(object)	remettre vtr ⇒
He surrendered his driver's license to the police.
Il remit son permis de conduire à la police.
surrender	vtr	(abandon)	abandonner vtr ⇒
They surrendered the territory to the invaders.
Ils abandonnèrent le territoire aux envahisseurs.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
cash surrender value (finance)		nf	valeur de rachat (finance)
no-surrender		phrase	sans reddition
self-surrender		v	se rendre de soi-même
surrender of principle		nf	compromission (avec sa conscience)
surrender value (finance)		nf	valeur de rachat (finance)
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