yielding

• Décrit quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui est flexible, accommodant, ou qui produit un résultat ou un profit.

Describes someone or something that is flexible, submissive, or produces a result or profit.

1. Submissive or compliantB2formal

   Inclined to give in to arguments, influence, or control; not stubborn.

   Souple, docile

   • She was a yielding person, always agreeing with others.
   • His yielding nature made him easy to work with.
   • The manager was not yielding to the demands of the union.

   Synonymesacquiescentamenablebiddablecompliantdocileobedientpliablesubmissivetractable

   Antonymesdefiantheadstronginflexibleobstinateresistantstubbornuncompromisingunyielding

2. Flexible or softB2formal

   Lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; pliable.

   Souple, qui cède sous la pression

   • The yielding soil made it easy to plant the seeds.
   • The mattress was too yielding and offered no support.
   • The yielding branches bent under the weight of the snow.

   Synonymesbendableductileflexiblelimbermalleablepliablesoftsuppletractable

   Antonymesfirmhardinflexiblerigidstiffunyielding

3. Agreeable or surrenderingC1formal

   Tending to give in, surrender, or agree with others.

   Céder, se montrer complaisant

   • He was a yielding leader, often compromising his own views.
   • The yielding crowd accepted the new rules without protest.
   • Her yielding attitude helped resolve the conflict quickly.

   Synonymesacquiescentamenablebiddablecompliantdeferentialdocileobedientsubmissivetractable

   Antonymesadamantfirminflexibleobdurateobstinateresistantrigidstubbornuncompromisingunyielding

• Nom désignant l'action de céder ou de reconnaître sa défaite, en acceptant la position ou les exigences d'autrui.

A noun referring to the act of admitting defeat or conceding to someone else's position or demands.

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1. B2formal

   A verbal act of admitting defeat or giving up.

   Action de reconnaître sa défaite

   • His yielding in the debate surprised everyone.
   • The general's yielding was a sign of the army's exhaustion.
   • She refused to accept yielding as an option.

   Synonymesacquiescencecapitulationconcessionsubmissionsurrender

2. B2formal

   The act of conceding or yielding to someone else's demands or wishes.

   Action de céder

   • The yielding of the territory was a condition of the peace treaty.
   • His yielding to their requests was seen as a weakness.
   • The company's yielding to the union's demands averted a strike.

   Synonymesacquiescencecapitulationcomplianceconcessionsubmissionsurrender

   Antonymesdefianceoppositionrefusalresilienceresistance

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de produire ou de fournir un résultat, un profit ou un rendement ; ou bien de céder face à une pression ou à une force.

A verb used to indicate the act of producing or providing a result, profit, or return; or to give way to pressure or force.

1. B2formal

   To produce or provide a result, profit, or product.

   Produire, rapporter

   • The farm yields a large amount of wheat each year.
   • This investment yields a high return.
   • The research yielded important findings.

   Synonymesbearbring inearnfetchgenerategivenetproduceproviderealizereturnsupply

2. Surrender or give wayB2formal

   To give up control, power, or position; to submit to someone or something.

   Céder, se soumettre

   • The army was forced to yield to the enemy.
   • She yielded the floor to the next speaker.
   • He refused to yield to their demands.

   Synonymesbucklecapitulatecedeconcedegive ingive wayrelinquishsubmitsuccumbsurrender

   Antonymesdefyfightopposeresistwithstand

3. Allow passageB1formal

   To allow another vehicle or person to pass first.

   Céder le passage

   • Drivers must yield to pedestrians at the crosswalk.
   • The car yielded to the ambulance.
   • You need to yield before turning left.

   Synonymesgive way

Variantes phrasalyield up