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give way

English

  1. 🔊 end resistance, as under pressure or force
    “The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram”
  2. 🔊 move in order to make room for someone for something
    “The park gave way to a supermarket”
  3. 🔊 stop operating or functioning
    “The engine finally went”
  4. 🔊 break down, literally or metaphorically
    “The wall collapsed”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 abrir paso to give way
  2. 🔊 ceder el paso to give way

Similar words

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