céder

to give in, to yield

verb seh-DEH Less Common

Origin: Latin cedere (to yield, to go)

Also means

to sell, to transfer (property)

Usage Note

Céder means to give way under pressure (céder à la tentation = to give in to temptation) or to sell or hand over property (céder un bail = to transfer a lease). Like most -é_er verbs, it changes to cède in present tense stems before a mute e. The noun cession means a transfer or handover.

Examples

"Il ne faut pas céder à la panique."

Natural Translation

One must not give in to panic.

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