Rendición (en. Surrender)

/ren-di-θjon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: Action of yielding or submitting to a force or authority.

Example Sentence: The army's surrender was imminent after the last battle.

La rendición del ejército fue inminente después de la última batalla.

Definition: To give oneself to someone or a situation, usually under pressure.

Example Sentence: His surrender to the facts was a necessary step to move forward.

Su rendición ante los hechos fue un paso necesario para avanzar.

Definition: Performance or delivery of something, especially related to artistic production.

Example Sentence: The accountability in his report was very detailed.

La rendición de cuentas en su informe fue muy detallada.

Etymology/Origin: From Latin 'redditionem', meaning 'to return, to deliver'.

Common Phrase: unconditional surrender

Common Phrase Meaning: Surrender without preconditions.

rendición incondicional

Common Phrase: accountability

Common Phrase Meaning: Process of informing and justifying actions.

rendición de cuentas

Common Phrase: surrender of the opposition

Common Phrase Meaning: Act of accepting defeat or adverse conditions.

rendición de la oposición

Related Word: to surrender

Related Word Description: To yield to force or resistance.

rendirse

Related Word: to deliver

Related Word Description: To transfer or give something to another person.

entregar

Related Word: concession

Related Word Description: Act of renouncing a right or property.

cesión

Slang Meaning: To surrender to a complicated situation.

Slang Example: He was so stressed that in the end he completely surrendered.

Estuvo tan estresado que al final se rindió por completo.

Slang Meaning: To accept defeat in a debate or discussion.

Slang Example: After hearing his arguments, I decided it was better to surrender.

Después de escuchar sus argumentos, decidí que era mejor rendirme.