Significado
To stop trying.
Banco de ejercicios
3 ejerciciosHan vägrade att ___ trots motgångarna.
Det är viktigt att aldrig ___ sina drömmar.
Efter många försök bestämde hon sig för att ___.
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The Swedish phrase 'ge upp' literally translates to 'give up'. The verb 'ge' comes from Old Norse 'gefa', akin to English 'give'. The particle 'upp' is cognate with English 'up'. The combination to mean 'to cease trying' or 'to surrender' is a common semantic development across Germanic languages. Its usage in this sense can be traced back several centuries within the Swedish language, reflecting a direct conceptual link to the physical act of handing over or lifting something up as a sign of cessation or surrender. This construction is a calque of similar expressions found in Middle Low German and other Old Germanic languages, indicating a shared linguistic evolution in expressing the concept of 'giving up'.
