Summary
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- throw in the towel:
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Wiktionary:
- throw in the towel → de handdoek in de ring werpen
- throw in the towel → de handdoek in de ring werpen
- throw in the towel → zich overgeben
English
Detailed Translations for throw in the towel from English to Dutch
throw in the towel:
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throw in the towel (give up)
Translation Matrix for throw in the towel:
| Noun | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| opgeven | applying; applying for something; asking for; requesting | |
| Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| de brui geven aan | give up; throw in the towel | |
| opgeven | give up; throw in the towel | abandon; book; capitulate; cease; drop out; enlist; enrol; enroll; enter; give in; give up; give up hope; hand down; hand oneself in; hand oneself over to; inscribe; pull out; quit; register; sacrifice; stop; subscribe; surrender |
| - | chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in |
Synonyms for "throw in the towel":
Antonyms for "throw in the towel":
Related Definitions for "throw in the towel":
Wiktionary Translations for throw in the towel:
throw in the towel
Cross Translation:
verb
throw in the towel
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(idiomatic) to quit; to give up
- throw in the towel → de handdoek in de ring werpen
phrase
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het opgeven
Cross Translation:
| From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|
| • throw in the towel | → zich overgeben | ↔ rendre les armes — terme|Guerre capituler lors d'un conflit armé, se rendre. |