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    Résigné (en. Resigned)

    /rɛ.zi.ɲe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Describes a person who accepts a situation without resistance.
    After so many failures, he felt resigned to his fate.
    Après tant d'échecs, il se sentait résigné à son sort.
    Showing a lack of hope or enthusiasm.
    His resigned gaze betrayed his despondency.
    Son regard résigné trahissait son abattement.
    A state of mind of someone who submits to a difficult situation.
    Despite the difficulties, she displayed a resigned attitude.
    Malgré les difficultés, elle affichait une attitude résignée.

    Etymology

    Derived from the verb 'resign', coming from the Latin 'resignare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    let it be
    Accept without intervening.
    laisser faire
    resign oneself to the evidence
    Accept an unavoidable reality.
    se résigner à l'évidence
    accept one's fate
    Recognize and accept the current situation.
    accepter son sort

    Related Words

    resignation
    The act of resigning oneself.
    résignation
    resignation (in the context of quitting)
    The act of relinquishing one’s duties.
    démission
    fatalism
    Belief that everything is determined by fate.
    fatalisme

    Slang Meanings

    To be in a haze
    He looks resigned, as if he no longer knows what to do.
    Il a l'air résigné, comme s'il ne savait plus quoi faire.
    To take life as it comes
    After so many disappointments, he became resigned, he takes life as it comes.
    Après tant de déceptions, il est devenu résigné, il prend la vie comme elle vient.