ceder
to yield
verb seh-DEHR Less Common
Origin: From Latin cedere (to go, give way).
Also means
to hand over
Usage Note
Ceder means both 'to give way' (traffic: ceda el paso — yield) and 'to hand over' or 'to concede' (ceder terreno — to give ground). Ceder el paso is the standard road-sign phrase for 'yield/give way'. In negotiations it implies making a concession; in physics it can describe a structure 'giving way' under pressure. The noun cesión (transfer, cession) shares the same root.
Examples
"Tuvo que ceder ante las exigencias del cliente."
Natural Translation
He had to yield to the client's demands.
Literal Translation
Had to yield before the demands of-the client
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