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to leave or give something to someone

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to leave or give something to someone Often means to let someone have or use something, or to hand something over to them.
GE: Es war höflich von ihm, dem alten Mann seinen Sitzplatz zu überlassen.
EN: It was kind of him to give up his seat to the old man.

Rosa Parks weigerte sich, ihren Platz einem weißen Passagier zu überlassen.

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.

Er war so nett, mir seinen Platz im Flugzeug zu überlassen.

He was kind enough to give up his seat on the plane for me.

— Schmetterling und Taucherglocke (2007)

Es war höflich von ihm, dem alten Mann seinen Sitzplatz zu überlassen.

It was polite of him to give up his seat to the old man.

Wie haben Sie Tom nur dazu gebracht, Ihnen das Bild zu überlassen?

How did you get Tom to give you the picture?

Ziehst du ernsthaft in Erwägung, Tom deinen Rechner zu überlassen?

Are you seriously considering letting Tom use your computer?