ceder
give over ; give ; hand over ; cede ; yield ; pass over ; sign away ; buckle ; remit ; compromise ; give in ; cave in (to) ; die down ; knuckle under (to) ; let up ; back down ; back off.
The old building is now given over to children and young people.
Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.
She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.
She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.
The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.
The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.
The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that trashes its own values and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force.
We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
When she got stressed we would back off until she showed interest again a few weeks later.
ceder (ante)
give + way (to)
But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
ceder ante
bow to
In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.
ceder ante la presión
surrender to + pressure
Surrender to pressure from a particular group means both subservience of the library and abandonment of the principle of intellectual freedom.
ceder ante la presión de
give in to
The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.
ceder a una demanda
bow to + demand
This project investigated the dichotomy confronting the public librarians whether to provide quality literature or to bow to the demand of the public library user for light/popular/bestselling fiction.
ceder el paso
give + way (to)
yield + the right of way
But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with its siren on you must yield the right of way as quickly as possible.
ceder el relevo
pass (on) + the torch
pass (on) + the baton
The burning question is how to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders.
In a direct reference to Africa's undemocratic leaders, he urged them to pass the baton to the next generation.
ceder las riendas del poder
hand over + the reins of power
The king of Bhutan has handed over the reins of power to his son, the crown prince, more than a year ahead of schedule.
ceder + Nombre + a
turn + Nombre + over to
Studies are currently underway concerning the feasibility of turning the mapmaking function of the US Geological Survey (USGS) over to the private sector.
ceder terreno
yield + ground
lose + ground
Libraries of the future will not be paperless, although paper will yield ground to other formats.
Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp.
ceder un milímetro
cede + a millimeter
The two men went at it hammer and tongs, right from the get-go, talking over each other, scowling, smirking, rolling eyes and generally refusing to cede a millimetre to their antagonist.
no ceder
stand + Posesivo + ground
put + Posesivo + foot down
The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.
no ceder a las presiones
withstand + pressure
The librarian needs courage to sustain principles of intellectual freedom and to withstand pressures that would erode these principles.
no ceder terreno
stand + Posesivo + ground
hold + Posesivo + ground
The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
