Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

I surrender

French translation:

je me rends

Aug 16, 2001 14:05
22 yrs ago
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English term

I surrender

Non-PRO English to French Other
I am doing research about French underground in WWII. How would a French person (soldier) say "I surrender" to a German Soldier?
Proposed translations (French)
0 +4 je me rends
0 Ich ergebe mich

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je me rends

i hope it helps you
yacine
Peer comment(s):

agree Sonia Murray : this is correct.
3 mins
agree claudie : The French soldier might have waved something white (eg handkerchief). No problems of comprehension.
33 mins
agree Didier Fourcot : Exact
11 hrs
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne
1 day 13 hrs
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Ich ergebe mich

This is what he might have said if he could speak German (I don't know if the Germans would have understood French)
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