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eu desisti

I gave up, I quit

→ desistir
desist to give up, to quit + i 1st-person singular past / 2nd-person plural command
verb · first singular · past indicative Uncommon #18,158
I gave up, I quit Past (preterite) form meaning “I” did it (completed action in the past).
PO: Eu desisti porque estava muito cansado.
EN: I gave up because I was very tired.
Conjugation of desistir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First desisti desistimos
Third desistiu desistiram
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second desiste desisti
Third desista —

Desisti da trupe de marionetes.

I gave up on the puppet troupe.

— Tempo de Viver (1994)

Por isso desisti daquela ideia.

That's why I gave up on that idea.

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Não jogo mais na loteria, desisti faz tempo.

I don't play the lottery anymore, I gave up a long time ago.

Me segurei muito tempo, mas agora desisti.

I held out for a long time, but now I've given up.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Eu finalmente desisti.

I finally gave up.

Eu nunca desisti do meu sonho.

I never gave up on my dream.

— A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (2008)

Finalmente desisti.

I finally gave up.

Desisti de comer carne.

I gave up eating meat.

Eu tava pra postar sobre política esses dias, mas desisti.

I was going to post about politics the other day, but I changed my mind.

Não consegui começar e desisti.

I couldn't get started and I gave up.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Não sei se desisti.

I don't know if I've given up.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Na verdade, ainda só desisti disso por você.

Actually, the only reason I gave that up was for you.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

Desisti muito rápido.

I gave up very quickly.

Mas não desisti.

But I didn't give up.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Desisti da ideia de comprar uma casa.

I gave up on the idea of buying a house.

Mesmo sabendo que as chances eram poucas, eu nunca desisti.

Even knowing that the chances were slim, I never gave up.

Desisti!

I give up!

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Também desisti dele, há pouco tempo.

I gave up on him recently too.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)