słownik portugalsko - angielski
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desistir po angielsku:
1. 
to give up
They are not able to give up control.
My mum decided to give up her job last month.
to give up smoking
2. 
back down
once he’s made up his mind he’ll never back down
Faced with opposition to his proposal, he had to back down.
Sheila was right, so Paul had to back down.
They often have terrible rows because they both refuse to back down.
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
Although the chance to win this round was smaller and smaller, Ania didn't back down.
both lawyers refused to back down
We are not going to back down on our position.
3. 
drop out
Sue decided to drop out of school.
He is a school drop out.
to drop out of school
The group gets smaller as members move away or drop out.
She broke her arm so she had to drop out of the competition. / I got a job so I will drop out of college.
to drop out of politics/the tournament
Jack is just another drop out.
school drop out
I got a job so I will drop out of college
Angielskie słowo "desistir" (drop out) występuje w zestawach:
TOEFL - Campus Vocabulary 51 - 754. 
withdraw
How much money you would like to withdraw?
The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan.
It looks like I'm outnumbered here. I hate to do it but I'll withdraw my plan.
Tom is withdrawing his offer.
to withdraw troops
This account allows you to withdraw a maximum daily amount of $500
Even if I wanted to, I can't withdraw the words I said.
Shy children can withdraw completely from social contact at school and this only worsens the problem.
We can only hope that the government decides to withdraw its troops.
Men tend to withdraw from an argument and become silent.
After 68 days her family withdrew life support, and she died. But she did not withdraw from working on public issues.
You should withdraw this implementing regulation immediately and preferably today.
He wanted to take part in the manifestation but he had to withdraw.
Management threatened to withdraw our privileges.
She decided to withdraw all the money she had in the bank and buy the dress she had seen the day before in the shop window.