ele cedeu

gave in, yielded

s ɨ d e w → ceder
ced to yield, to give in + eu 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #23,278
gave in, yielded
PO: Ela cedeu à pressão.
EN: She gave in to the pressure.
Conjugation of ceder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First cedi —
Third cedeu —

Você cedeu?

Did you give in?

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

O comunista enfim cedeu a seu duro oponente.

The communist finally yielded to his fierce opponent.

Ele cedeu.

He gave in.

Tendo perdido o jogo várias e várias vezes, ele finalmente cedeu.

Having lost the game time and time again, he finally gave in.

A ponte cedeu.

The bridge collapsed.

Emi cedeu seu acento ao deficiente.

Emi gave up her seat to the disabled person.

Ele cedeu a pressão.

He gave in to the pressure.

Ela cedeu seu lugar a uma idosa.

She gave her seat to an elderly woman.

Ele cedeu o castelo ao inimigo.

He surrendered the castle to the enemy.

Finalmente ele cedeu à tentação e comeu o bolo inteiro.

Finally, he gave in to temptation and ate the whole cake.

Sei que não cedeu, não cedeu.

I know he didn't give in, he didn't give in.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Ela cedeu um pouco para dentro.

She gave way a little and moved inward.

As máquinas eram tão pesadas que o piso cedeu.

The machines were so heavy that the floor gave way.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

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