Summary
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- throw in the towel:
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Wiktionary:
- throw in the towel → tirar la toalla
- throw in the towel → tirar la toalla, capitular, entregar sus armas, rendirse, darse por vencido, tirar la esponja
English
Detailed Translations for throw in the towel from English to Spanish
throw in the towel:
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throw in the towel (give up)
desistir de-
desistir de verb
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Translation Matrix for throw in the towel:
| Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| desistir de | give up; throw in the towel | back out; cease; desist from |
| - | chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in |
Synonyms for "throw in the towel":
Antonyms for "throw in the towel":
Related Definitions for "throw in the towel":
Wiktionary Translations for throw in the towel:
throw in the towel
Cross Translation:
verb
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(idiomatic) to quit; to give up
- throw in the towel → tirar la toalla
Cross Translation:
| From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|
| • throw in the towel | → tirar la toalla | ↔ de handdoek in de ring werpen — het opgeven |
| • throw in the towel | → tirar la toalla | ↔ die Flinte ins Korn werfen — zu schnell aufgeben |
| • throw in the towel | → capitular; entregar sus armas; rendirse; darse por vencido; tirar la esponja; tirar la toalla | ↔ rendre les armes — terme|Guerre capituler lors d'un conflit armé, se rendre. |