Riéndose (en. Laughing)
/rjɪ̃n̪ˈd̪ose/
Meaning & Definition
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verb
To yield to a difficulty or adversity.
Instead of continuing to fight, he decided to surrender.
En vez de seguir luchando, decidió rendirse.
To accept defeat or cease resistance.
After a lot of effort, he was finally surrendering.
Después de mucho esfuerzo, finalmente se estaba rindiendo.
To relinquish control or authority.
The army surrendered after several days of combat.
El ejército se rindió tras varios días de combate.
Etymology
From the verb rendir, from the Latin 'reddere', meaning 'return' or 'deliver'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
surrendering is not an option
It means that one should keep fighting against difficulties.
rendirse no es una opción
surrendering to the evidence
Accepting the truth of a situation after denying it.
rindiéndose ante la evidencia
don't give up
An expression of encouragement for someone to keep trying.
no te rindas
Related Words
surrender
Act of surrendering or giving up resistance.
rendición
surrendered
State of having given up resistance or being defeated.
rendido
surrenderer
Person or thing that surrenders easily.
rendidor
Slang Meanings
To go with the flow of circumstances.
He spent the whole afternoon laughing and surrendering to the fun.
Se pasó toda la tarde riéndose y rindiéndose ante la diversión.
To accept a challenge in a humorous way.
In the game, everyone was surrendering with laughter.
En el juego, todos estaban rindiéndose de risa.