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No. 16,586 in Russian

сдаться

To give up or surrender.

In a sentence

  • Я решил сдаться и больше не спорить.

    I decided to give up and no longer argue.

    The verb 'сдаться' is used here to express the action of giving up or surrendering in the context of an argument or effort.

  • Во время игры команда соперников сдалась после упорной борьбы.

    During the game, the opposing team surrendered after a tough fight.

    Here, 'сдаться' is used to denote surrender in a competition or conflict.

  • Он не понимает, что иногда лучше просто сдаться.

    He doesn't understand that sometimes it's better just to give up.

    In this sentence, 'сдаться' conveys the idea of giving up as a rational choice in a challenging situation.

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