succomber
French → English
(psychology) Yield: to stop resisting an appetite, temptation, or pressure
J'ai fini par succomber à la tentation de manger ce gâteau au chocolat.
(English) I ended up yielding to the temptation of eating that chocolate cake.
Il ne faut pas succomber à la panique en cas de tremblement de terre.
(English) One must not give in to panic in the event of an earthquake.
(medicine) Die: to perish or pass away as a result of a disease or injury
Malheureusement, le blessé a fini par succomber à ses blessures graves.
(English) Unfortunately, the injured man eventually succumbed to his serious wounds.
De nombreuses personnes ont succombé à cette épidémie au Moyen Âge.
(English) Many people died from this epidemic in the Middle Ages.
Entry ID: fr:en:succomber · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary