yielding

• Descreve algo ou alguém que é flexível, complacente ou que cede facilmente à pressão; também pode indicar algo que produz resultado, lucro ou fruto.

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.

   Submisso

   • 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.

   Sinônimosacquiescentamenablebiddablecompliantdocileobedientpliablesubmissivetractable

   Antônimosdefiantheadstronginflexibleobstinateresistantstubbornuncompromisingunyielding

2. Flexible or softB2formal

   Lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; pliable.

   Flexível ou macio

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbendableductileflexiblelimbermalleablepliablesoftsuppletractable

   Antônimosfirmhardinflexiblerigidstiffunyielding

3. Agreeable or surrenderingC1formal

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

   Condescendente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosacquiescentamenablebiddablecompliantdeferentialdocileobedientsubmissivetractable

   Antônimosadamantfirminflexibleobdurateobstinateresistantrigidstubbornuncompromisingunyielding

• Substantivo que designa o ato de ceder, conceder ou reconhecer a derrota, bem como a qualidade de quem é flexível ou submisso.

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

incontável

1. B2formal

   A verbal act of admitting defeat or giving up.

   Rendição

   • 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.

   Sinônimosacquiescencecapitulationconcessionsubmissionsurrender

2. B2formal

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

   Cessão

   • 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.

   Sinônimosacquiescencecapitulationcomplianceconcessionsubmissionsurrender

   Antônimosdefianceoppositionrefusalresilienceresistance

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de produzir ou proporcionar um resultado, lucro ou rendimento; ou de ceder à pressão ou à força.

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.

   Render

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

   Sinônimosbearbring inearnfetchgenerategivenetproduceproviderealizereturnsupply

2. Surrender or give wayB2formal

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

   Ceder

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

   Sinônimosbucklecapitulatecedeconcedegive ingive wayrelinquishsubmitsuccumbsurrender

   Antônimosdefyfightopposeresistwithstand

3. Allow passageB1formal

   To allow another vehicle or person to pass first.

   Dar a preferência

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

   Sinônimosgive way

Variantes phrasalyield up