give in

céder

Cesser de refuser ou de lutter et accepter ce que veut quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : give in to someone/something (She gave in to their demands.)

Synonymes : yield, surrender, relent

Contraires : resist

Expressions courantes : give in to someone, give in to pressure

s'effondrer, céder

Se casser et s’effondrer parce qu’une construction ne supporte plus le poids ou la pression.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : give in under something (The floor gave in under their weight.)

Synonymes : collapse, give way, cave in

Expressions courantes : give in under pressure, give in suddenly