give way

give way
intransitive verb
1) (yield, lit. or fig.) nachgeben; (collapse) [Brücke, Balkon:] einstürzen

his legs gave way under him — er knickte [in den Knien] ein

give way to anger — seinem Ärger Luft machen

give way to fear — der Angst erliegen

2) (in traffic)

give way [to traffic from the right] — [dem Rechtsverkehr] die Vorfahrt lassen

‘Give Way’ — "Vorfahrt beachten"

3) (be succeeded by)

give way to something — einer Sache (Dat.) weichen

* * *
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) freie Bahn lassen
2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) nachgeben
3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) nachgeben
* * *
intransitive verb
1) (yield, lit. or fig.) nachgeben; (collapse) [Brücke, Balkon:] einstürzen

his legs gave way under him — er knickte [in den Knien] ein

give way to anger — seinem Ärger Luft machen

give way to fear — der Angst erliegen

2) (in traffic)

give way [to traffic from the right] — [dem Rechtsverkehr] die Vorfahrt lassen

‘Give Way’ — "Vorfahrt beachten"

3) (be succeeded by)

give way to something — einer Sache (Dat.) weichen

* * *
expr.
nachgeben v.
weichen v.
(§ p.,pp.: wich, ist gewichen)

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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