sucumbir

v.

1 to succumb.

María sucumbió ante su jefe Mary succumbed before her boss.

2 to die.

3 to fall under, to sink, to go down, to succumb.

Las paredes sucumbieron ruidosamente The walls fell under noisily.

4 to perish, to die, to come to an end.

María sucumbió en el alud Mary perished in the avalanche.

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sucumbir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (rendirse) to succumb (a, to), yield (a, to)

2 (morir) to perish

3 figurado (tentación etc) to give in (a, to), yield (a, to)

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verb

to succumb

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VI to succumb (a to)

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verbo intransitivo

a) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrender

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

b) (a tentación) to succumb

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

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= succumb, yield.

Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

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* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.

* sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).

* sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.

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verbo intransitivo

a) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrender

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

b) (a tentación) to succumb

sucumbir A algo — to succumb to something

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sucumbir (ante)

(v.) = give + way (to)

Ex: 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.

= succumb, yield.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.

* sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).

* sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.

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sucumbir [I1 ]

vi

1 «ejército/plaza» to succumb, surrender sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sth

sucumbieron a los ataques enemigos they succumbed to the enemy attacks

2 (a una tentación) to succumb sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sth

al final sucumbió a la tentación he finally gave in to o yielded to o succumbed to temptation

sucumbió a sus encantos he succumbed to o fell victim to her charms

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sucumbir verbo intransitivo
1 (ante el enemigo) to succumb, surrender, yield
2 (a un deseo, una tentación, etc) sucumbir a la tentación, to give in o succumb to temptation
3 frml (perecer) to die
'sucumbir' also found in these entries:
English:
give in
- crack
- succumb

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sucumbir vi

1. [rendirse, ceder] to succumb;

la ciudad sucumbió a los ataques enemigos the city succumbed to the enemy attacks;

sucumbí a la tentación I succumbed o gave in to temptation

2. [fallecer] to die;

[desaparecer] to disappear

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sucumbir

v/i succumb, give in

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sucumbir vi

: to succumb