Translation for "give ground" to spanish

Give ground

verb

• retroceder
• perder terreno

Translation examples

retroceder verb

He held them off but he was forced to give ground.
Los mantuvo alejados; pero se vio obligado a retroceder.

The Reaper edged forward, and the Elf was forced to give ground.
La Parca se adelantó, y el elfo se vio obligado a retroceder.

We’re convinced the war has moved into our house for a few days and is not prepared to give ground.
Estamos convencidos de que la guerra se ha instalado en nuestra casa por un par de días y no está dispuesta a retroceder.

Thomas kept burrowing in, taking two punches to get in one, slugging away at the Negro’s body, making the Negro give ground and occasionally punishing him terribly when he got him in a corner against the ropes. “Kill the nigger,”
Thomas atacaba sin cesar, recibiendo dos golpes por cada uno que propinaba, aporreando el cuerpo del negro, haciendo retroceder a éste y castigándole terriblemente de vez en cuando, cuando conseguía acorralarlo en un rincón contra las cuerdas. —¡Mata a ese negro!

perder terreno verb

"I won't give ground," he thought.
«No voy a perder terreno», pensó.

His neck was twisting. He was giving ground.
Tenía el cuello torcido y comenzaba a perder terreno.