- claudicar
- v.1 to capitulate, to give up (Formal) (ceder, rendirse).2 to claudicate, to give up, to quit, to surrender.Ella se dejó sin luchar She gave in without a fight.3 to claudicated on.Nos claudicó el nuevo miembro The new member claudicated on us.* * *claudicar► verbo intransitivo1 to yield, give in* * *VI1) (=rendirse) to give in
no claudicó ante el chantaje — he did not give in to the blackmail
2) (=renunciar)claudicar de algo — to renounce sth
no podemos claudicar de nuestras convicciones — we cannot renounce our convictions
3) † (=cojear) to limp4) † (=engañar) to act deceitfully5) † (=vacilar) to waver, stall* * *verbo intransitivo (ceder, transigir) to give inclaudicar de algo — to abandon something
* * *verbo intransitivo (ceder, transigir) to give inclaudicar de algo — to abandon something
* * *claudicar [A2 ]vi1 (ceder, transigir) to give inno claudicaremos ante estas amenazas we shall not give in to these threats2 claudicar DE algo to abandon sthno claudicó de su postura she did not abandon her position, she did not give in o give way* * *
claudicar verbo intransitivo to give in
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Spanish:
capitular
* * *claudicar vi[ceder, rendirse] to capitulate, to give up;nunca claudicó de sus ideas she never renounced her ideas;se niegan a claudicar ante el chantaje they refuse to give in to blackmail* * *claudicarv/i give in, capitulate* * *claudicar {72} vi: to back down, to abandon one's principles
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.