arrendere

surrender, give up

a r ˈr ɛ n . d e . r e
ar to, toward + rendere to make, to render
verb Rare #24,572
surrender, give up Often used in the reflexive form “arrendersi” to mean “to give up” (e.g., “Non mi arrendo” = “I won’t give up”).
IT: Il generale decise di arrendere la città.
EN: The general decided to surrender the city.
Conjugation of arrendere
SingularPlural
First arrendermi
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second arrenditi arrendetevi
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First arresi
Third arrese
Present

Non mi voglio ancora arrendere.

I don't want to give up yet.

Non ti puoi arrendere, Tom.

You can't give up, Tom.

Non ti arrendere, comportati da uomo.

Don't give up, be a man.

— Il castello nel cielo (1986)

Tom non si vuole arrendere.

Tom doesn't want to give up.

Non ti puoi arrendere, Samuel.

You can't give up, Samuel.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Tom si sarebbe dovuto arrendere.

Tom should have given up.

Non ti arrendere mai.

Never give up.

Non mi volevo arrendere.

I didn't want to give up.

Ma, come ci si può arrendere a Cao Cao?

But how can one surrender to Cao Cao?

— La battaglia dei tre regni - Parte 1 (2008)

Non ti arrendere.

Don't give up.

Ti vuoi arrendere al vecchio pastore?

Do you want to surrender to the old shepherd?

— La vita va così (2025)