surrender

surrender
surrender [{{t}}sə'rendə(r)]
1 intransitive verb
(a) {{}}Military{{}} (capitulate) se rendre, capituler;
∎ they surrendered to the enemy ils se rendirent à ou ils capitulèrent devant l'ennemi
(b) (give oneself up) se livrer;
∎ after sixteen hours the hijackers surrendered to the police au bout de seize heures, les pirates de l'air se sont livrés à la police;
∎ {{}}Law{{}} to surrender to bail comparaître en jugement (après une libération sous caution)
(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (abandon oneself) se livrer, s'abandonner;
∎ to surrender to temptation se livrer ou s'abandonner à la tentation
2 transitive verb
(a) (city, position) livrer; (relinquish → possessions, territory) céder, rendre; (→ one's seat) céder, laisser; (→ arms) rendre, livrer; (→ claim, authority, freedom, rights) renoncer à; (→ hopes) abandonner;
∎ to surrender oneself to sth se livrer ou s'abandonner à qch
(b) (hand in → ticket, coupon) remettre
(c) {{}}Insurance{{}} (policy) racheter
3 noun
(a) (capitulation) reddition f, capitulation f;
∎ no surrender! nous ne nous rendrons pas!;
∎ the town was starved into surrender la famine a obligé la ville à capituler;
∎ the government's surrender to the unions la capitulation du gouvernement devant les syndicats;
∎ he laughed at the idea of surrender l'idée de se rendre l'a fait rire
(b) (relinquishing → of possessions, territory) cession f; (→ of arms) remise f; (→ of claim, authority, freedom, rights) renonciation f, abdication f; (→ of hopes) abandon m;
∎ it is tantamount to a surrender of all our rights cela équivaut à l'abdication de ou renoncer à tous nos droits
(c) {{}}Insurance{{}} (of policy) rachat m
►► {{}}Insurance{{}} surrender value valeur f de rachat

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