résolution

resolution, determination

noun reh-zo-lü-SYOHN Rare

Also means

resolution (formal decision)

Usage Note

Résolution can mean personal resolve (prendre une résolution) — as in a New Year's resolution — or a formal decision passed by a body such as the UN. The adjective résolu means 'resolute' and the adverb résolument means 'resolutely'. It also has a technical sense in image or screen resolution.

Examples

"Elle a tenu sa résolution de faire du sport."

Natural Translation

She kept her resolution to exercise.

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