surrender
A. -noun
1. (=capitulation) (military) rendiciónoun (f) (figurative) claudicaciónoun (f)
·no surrender!
·¡no nos rendimos nunca!
2. (=handover)
a. [of weapons] entrega (f)
3. (law, legal)
a. [of lease, property] cesiónoun (f)
4. (Insurance)
a. [of policy] rescate (m) (previo al vencimiento)
B. -intransitive verb (military) rendirse
·I surrender!
·¡me rindo!
·to surrender to the police
·entregarse a la policía
·to surrender to despair
·abandonarse or entregarse a la desesperaciónoun
C. -transitive verb
1. (military)
[+weapons] rendir, entregar
[+territory, city] entregar
·to surrender o.noun.
(military) rendirse (to police) entregarse
·to surrender o.noun. to despair
·abandonarse or entregarse a la desesperaciónoun
·I surrendered myself to his charms
·me rendí a or ante sus encantos
2. (=renounce, give up)
[+claim, right] renunciar a
[+lease, ownership] ceder literary
[+hope] abandonar
3. (=hand over)
[+passport, ticket] entregar, hacer entrega de more formal usage
4. (=redeem)
[+insurance policy] rescatar (antes del vencimiento)
D. -compound
·surrender value -noun valor (m) de rescate