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résigner

to resign (oneself)

verb reh-zee-NYAY Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: Latin 'resignare' (to unseal, give back)

Usage Note

Résigner is almost always used reflexively as se résigner à — to resign oneself to something, to accept it reluctantly. Using it non-reflexively (to resign from a post) is formal and rare; the more common word for quitting a job is démissionner.

Examples

"Il a dû se résigner à partir."

Natural Translation

He had to resign himself to leaving.

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