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give

Pronunciation: /gɪv/

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French translation of give

A. n

  • élasticité (f)

B. vtr

  • (gen) donner (to à); transmettre [message] (to à); transmettre, passer [illness] (to à); laisser [seat] (to à); accorder [grant] (to à); faire [injection, massage] (to à); faire [speech] to give sb sth = donner qch à qn (politely, as a gift); = offrir qch à qn to give sb pleasure = faire plaisir à qn give him my best (wishes) = transmets-lui mes amitiés she gave him a drink = elle lui a donné à boire to give sb enough room = laisser suffisamment de place à qn

C. vi

  • [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser; [shelf, floorboard] fléchir; [branch] ployer

Idioms

give or take an inch (or two)

à quelques centimètres près

to give and take

faire des concessions

to give as good as one gets

rendre coup pour coup

to give it all one's got

Phrasal verbs

give away

A. a donner [item, sample] b révéler [secret] c laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de)
B. a (betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir; [person] dénoncer (to à) to give oneself away = se trahir b (in marriage) conduire [qn] à l'autel

give back

rendre (to à)

give in

A. a (yield) céder (to à) b (stop trying) abandonner I give in—tell me! = je donne ma langue au chat (fam) —dis-le-moi!
B. rendre [work]; remettre [ticket, key]

give off

émettre [signal, radiation, light]; dégager [heat, fumes]

give out

A. [strength] s'épuiser; [engine] tomber en panne
B. (distribute) distribuer (to à)

give up

A. abandonner to give up on = laisser tomber [diet, crossword, pupil, patient]; = ne plus compter sur [friend, partner]
B. a renoncer à [habit, title, claim]; sacrifier [free time]; quitter [job] to give up smoking/drinking = cesser de fumer/de boire b abandonner [search, hope, struggle]; renoncer à [idea] c céder [seat, territory]
C. a (hand over) livrer (to à) to give oneself up = se livrer (to à) b laisser tomber [lover]

give way

a (collapse) s'effondrer; [fence, cable] céder his legs gave way = ses jambes se sont dérobées sous lui b (GB) (when driving) céder le passage (to à) c (yield) céder to give way to = faire place à

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