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concéder

to concede

verb kohn-seh-DEH Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin concedere (to yield, grant)

Also means

to grant, yield

Usage Note

Concéder follows the same conjugation pattern as céder, with the accent shifting: je concède but nous concédons. It is used in debates and negotiations (concéder un point, to concede a point) and in sport (concéder un but, to concede a goal). A useful noun derived from it is concession, which works in both the abstract sense ('compromise') and concrete contexts ('franchise, concession stand').

Examples

"Il a dû concéder sa défaite."

Natural Translation

He had to concede his defeat.

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