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    Renunciar (en. Give up)

    re-nun-ciar

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To leave a job or position.
    He decided to resign from his job to dedicate himself to his family.
    Decidió renunciar a su empleo para dedicarse a su familia.
    To give up a right or a claim.
    He resigned his right to claim the inheritance.
    Renunció a su derecho a reclamar la herencia.
    To express the intention of stepping away from a commitment or obligation.
    He resigned from participating in the project for personal reasons.
    Renunció a participar en el proyecto por motivos personales.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'renuntiare', meaning 'to announce again' or 'to cancel'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    resign from work
    To leave a job.
    renunciar al trabajo
    resign a right
    To give up a right one possesses.
    renunciar a un derecho
    resign from life
    To express a decision not to continue living, in a figurative sense.
    renunciar a la vida

    Related Words

    resignation
    Act of resigning from a position or post.
    dimisión
    desist
    To stop doing something that had been undertaken.
    desistir
    abandon
    To leave something that one possesses or has initiated.
    abandonar

    Slang Meanings

    To back out.
    He decided to back out and resign from the proposal.
    Decidió echarse atrás y renunciar a la propuesta.
    To tone it down.
    He was very stressed, so he decided to tone it down and resign.
    Estaba muy estresado, así que decidió bajar la bola y renunciar.