► 名詞
諦め [あきらめ] meaning: give up rank: 2
☆ 彼は諦めが悪い ⇨ He doesn’t know how to let go. He’s a sore-loser
☆ 諦めが良過ぎるのも良くない ⇨ It is not good to give up on things too easily
諦め [あきらめ] [諦めが付く] meaning: give up rank: 2
☆ 彼女のこと、どうしても諦めが付かない ⇨ I just can’t forget about her (☛ Finally let go of a loss, defeat, etc. after a long emotional struggle)
More examples:
- 今となっては諦めるしかない ⇨ At this point there is no other way than giving it up
- 彼は諦めずに最後までやり遂げた ⇨ He didn’t give up and did it till the end
- 諦めずに頑張りなさい ⇨ Don’t give up and keep working hard
- 簡単に諦めるのではないぞ ⇨ Don’t give up easily
- 彼は諦めの境地にある ⇨ He is at the state of resignation
- もう諦めよう ⇨ We should give up already
- もう諦めな ⇨ You give up already
- 十回断られて流石の彼も諦めたようだ ⇨ After 10 rejections even he (who is very tenacious) seems to have given up
- 彼女は彼に諦めるように説得した ⇨ She (tried to) persuaded him into giving up
- 彼は何でも簡単に諦める ⇨ He gives everything up easily
- 今諦めちゃならない ⇨ You cannot give up now
- 彼女は息子に音楽家になる夢を諦めるよう懇願した ⇨ She implored his son to give up his dream to be a musician
- 彼は根気が無いから何でもすぐに諦める ⇨ He has no tenacity and gives up everything easily
- 僕は何があっても絶対に諦めない ⇨ I won’t give up no matter what happens
- 無理と分かっている。けれども諦め切れない ⇨ I know it’s impossible. But I still can’t give it up