give in

ceder, rendirse

Dejar de resistirse o luchar y aceptar lo que otra persona quiere.

En inglés sencillo: You stop refusing or fighting and accept what someone wants.

• I will not give in.
• He gave in and bought the children ice cream.
• Did they give in to the pressure?

Cómo se usa: give in to someone/something (She gave in to their demands.)

Sinónimos: yield, surrender, relent

Antónimos: resist

Expresiones frecuentes: give in to someone, give in to pressure

derrumbarse, ceder

Romperse y caer una estructura por no soportar el peso o la presión que recibe.

En inglés sencillo: A structure breaks and falls because it cannot support the weight or pressure on it.

• The roof gave in.
• The wooden bridge gave in under the truck.
• We escaped before the ceiling gave in.

Cómo se usa: give in under something (The floor gave in under their weight.)

Sinónimos: collapse, give way, cave in

Expresiones frecuentes: give in under pressure, give in suddenly