German-English translations for einlenken

back downI was about to sue them, but I had to back down.I was going to sue them, but now Im going to have to back down.
give inParliament kept stepping up the pressure, and in the end the Council either had to, or wanted to, give in. Das Parlament hat den Druck kontinuierlich erhöht, und letztendlich mußte der Rat einlenken bzw. er wollte einlenken. However, I refuse to pillory China every two months, quite simply because that will not make it give in. Allerdings weigere ich mich, China alle zwei Monate an den Pranger zu stellen, weil es dadurch ganz einfach nicht zum Einlenken gebracht wird. The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.

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