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Detailed Translations for throw in the towel from English to French

throw in the towel:

throw in the towel verb

  1. throw in the towel (give up)
    abandonner; laisser tomber
    • abandonner verb (abandonne, abandonnes, abandonnons, abandonnez, )

Translation Matrix for throw in the towel:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abandonner give up; throw in the towel abandon; abort; annul; break up; cancel; cease; depart; depart from; desert; discard; drop out; give up; go; go away; leave; pull out; quit; relinquish; render thanks; renunciate; rescind; retire; say thank you to; secede from; stop; thank; withdraw
laisser tomber give up; throw in the towel let down; let drop; let fail; let fall; let go down
- chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
laisser tomber chuck it

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Related Definitions for "throw in the towel":

  1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat1

Wiktionary Translations for throw in the towel:

throw in the towel
verb
  1. (idiomatic) to quit; to give up
    • throw in the towel → jeter l'éponge
throw in the towel
verb
  1. abandonner une action, une activité, perdre espoir de réussir.
  2. terme|Guerre capituler lors d'un conflit armé, se rendre.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
throw in the towel → jeter l'éponge de handdoek in de ring werpen — het opgeven
throw in the towel jeter le manche après la cognée die Flinte ins Korn werfen — zu schnell aufgeben

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