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1 to yield to temptation
to yield to temptationcair em tentação. -
2 yield
[ji:ld] 1. verb1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) render(-se)2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) ceder3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) produzir2. noun(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) produção* * *[ji:ld] n 1 rendimento, lucro, produto. 2 producão. • vt+vi 1 render. 2 produzir. 3 dar, conceder, consentir, permitir, aquiescer, autorizar. 4 entregar(-se), capitular, render-se, deixar (para o inimigo). 5 ceder (pressão, peso). 6 submeter(-se), sujeitar(-se). 7 descobrir, revelar (segredo). to yield an abatement conceder um desconto. to yield place to ceder lugar a, arranjar lugar para. to yield to conditions concordar com condições. to yield to despair entregar-se ao desespero. to yield to temptation cair em tentação. to yield to the times conformar-se com os tempos. to yield up revelar, divulgar. to yield up the ghost entregar a alma, morrer. -
3 succumb
(to yield: She succumbed to temptation and ate the chocolate.) sucumbir* * *suc.cumb[sək'∧m] vt 1 sucumbir, ceder, não resistir. he sucumbed to his foe (fate) / ele sucumbiu ao inimigo (destino). they succumbed before his willpower / eles cederam à sua força de vontade. 2 morrer, cair, perecer. -
4 succumb
(to yield: She succumbed to temptation and ate the chocolate.) sucumbir
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