relinquish

[US]/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
[UK]/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Gi opp; overgi.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularrelinquishes
Past Tenserelinquished
Present Participlerelinquishing
Past Participlerelinquished
Pluralrelinquishes

Example Sentences

can't bear to relinquish the idea.

kan ikke bære å gi opp idéen.

They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.

De vil aldri frivillig gi slipp på sin uavhengighet.

He was forced to relinquish control of the company.

Han ble tvunget til å gi opp kontrollen over selskapet.

He’s relinquished his claim to the throne.

Han har gitt opp sin krav på tronen.

He relinquished his habits.

Han ga opp sine vaner.

Lack of food and ammunition forced the commander of the rebels to consider a capitulation. See also Synonyms at relinquish

Mangelen på mat og ammunisjon tvang lederen for opprørerne til å vurdere å gi seg. Se også synonymer under overgi

he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.

han avsatte sin ledende rolle for å bli hovedadministrerende direktør.

The small dog relinquished his bone to the big dog.

Den lille hunden ga opp sin ben til den store hunden.

She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward.

Hun har gitt opp stillingen til sin kusin, Sir Edward.

waived all privileges. Torenounce is to relinquish something formally and usually as a matter of principle:

opphevet alle privilegier. Å avstå er å avstå fra noe formelt og vanligvis som en spørsmål om prinsipp:

Real-world Examples

Mr Poroshenko, who has more allies among directly elected deputies, will not easily relinquish the reins.

Herr Poroshenko, som har flere allierede blant direkte valgte representanter, vil ikke lett gi opp styret.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Relinquishing any control was agonizing to him.

Å gi opp noe kontroll var smertefullt for ham.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

I suppose I'm afraid to relinquish control.

Jeg tror jeg er redd for å gi opp kontrollen.

Source: English little tyrant

So, the gods relinquished the ring.

Så gav gudene ringen opp.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The military refused to relinquish control.

Militæret avslo å gi opp kontrollen.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

An officer never relinquishes his 45.

En offiser gir aldri opp sin 45.

Source: Classic movies

Relinquish the illegal technology to the nearest Federation representative.

Gi opp den ulovlige teknologien til den nærmeste representanten i Føderasjonen.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

For women who have relinquished their rights to someone else.

For kvinner som har gitt opp sine rettigheter til noen annen.

Source: TEDx

The man relinquished Harry at once with a howl of pain.

Mannen gav opp Harry straks med et skrik av smerte.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

And I relinquish control of the command of the space station to you.

Og jeg gir opp kontrollen over kommandoen på romstasjonen til deg.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2022 Collection

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