quitter

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quit·ter

(kwĭt′ər)

One who gives up easily.

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quitter

(ˈkwɪtə)

a person who gives up easily; defeatist, deserter, or shirker

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

quit•ter

(ˈkwɪt ər)

n.

a person who quits or gives up easily.

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Noun

quitter - a person who gives up too easily

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

abdicator - one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility

dropout - someone who quits school before graduation

apostate, deserter, ratter, turncoat, recreant, renegade - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

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quitter

[ˈkwɪtəʳ] N (pej) → rajado/a m/f
he's no quitter → no es un rajado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quitter

[ˈkwɪtə^r] n
I'm not a quitter → Je ne baisse pas facilement les bras.
She's not a quitter → Elle ne baisse pas facilement les bras.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quitter

n (inf) he’s not a quitter → er gibt nicht so leicht auf

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quitter

[ˈkwɪtəʳ] n → rinunciatario/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Les usagers empruntant l'autoroute dans le sens Rabat-Tanger devront quitter l'autoroute au niveau de l'echangeur de Larache et prendre la route nationale no1 et pourront reprendre l'autoroute par l'echangeur de Sidi El Yamani, a ajoute la meme source.

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