- abdicar
- v.1 to abdicate.abdicar de (figurative) to renounce (principios, ideales)2 to abdicate to, to forsake, to relinquish.* * *abdicar► verbo transitivo1 (soberanía) to abdicate, renounce■ abdicó el reino en su hija he abdicated in favour of his daughter2 (ideales, ideas) to give up, renounce► verbo intransitivo1 (soberanía) to abdicate■ abdicó en su hija he abdicated in favour of his daughter2 (ideales, ideas) to give up (de, -)* * *verbto abdicate* * *1.VT to renounce, relinquish
abdicar la corona — to give up the crown, abdicate
2.VI to abdicateabdicar de algo — to renounce o relinquish sth
abdicar en algn — to abdicate in favour of sb
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) soberano to abdicateabdicar en alguien — to abdicate in favor of somebody
b) (frml) (renunciar)abdicar de algo — to abdicate something (frml)
2.abdicó de sus derechos — she abdicated her rights
abdicar vta) <trono/corona> to give up, abdicateb) (frml) <creencias/ideales> to renounce* * *= abdicate.Ex. Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.----* abdicar al trono = abdicate + Posesivo + throne.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) soberano to abdicateabdicar en alguien — to abdicate in favor of somebody
b) (frml) (renunciar)abdicar de algo — to abdicate something (frml)
2.abdicó de sus derechos — she abdicated her rights
abdicar vta) <trono/corona> to give up, abdicateb) (frml) <creencias/ideales> to renounce* * *= abdicate.Ex: Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.
* abdicar al trono = abdicate + Posesivo + throne.* * *abdicar [A2 ]vi1 «soberano» to abdicate abdicar EN algn to abdicate IN FAVOR OF sb2 (frml) (renunciar) abdicar DE algo to abdicate sth (frml)abdicó de sus responsabilidades/derechos she abdicated her responsibilities/rights■ abdicarvt1 ‹trono/corona› to give up, abdicate2 ‹creencias/ideales› to renounce* * *
abdicar (conjugate abdicar) verbo intransitivo [soberano] to abdicate;
abdicar en algn to abdicate in favor of sb
verbo transitivo ‹trono/corona› to give up, abdicate
abdicar verbo transitivo & vi (ceder o renunciar a: unos derechos) to abdicate: el rey abdicó el trono en su hijo, the king abdicated the throne in favour of his son
(: ideas, religión) el temor a la represión le hizo abdicar de sus creencias, she recanted her beliefs out of fear of the repression
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English:
abdicate
* * *abdicar♦ vt[trono, corona] to abdicate;abdicar el trono (en alguien) to abdicate the throne (in favour of sb)♦ vi1. [monarca] to abdicate2.abdicar de [principios, ideales] to renounce;abdicó de su derecho a apelar she gave up her right to appeal* * *abdicarv/t abdicate;abdicar en alguien abdicate in favor o Br favour of s.o.* * *abdicar {72} vt: to relinquish, to abdicate
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.