Renunciaste (en. You resigned)

/re.nun.ˈθjas.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To stop doing something or not accept something that one had.

You renounced your job for personal reasons.

Renunciaste a tu puesto de trabajo por motivos personales.

To declare that one no longer accepts a right, position, or job.

You renounced your property rights over the inheritance.

Renunciaste a tu derecho de propiedad sobre la herencia.

To abandon or desist from an activity or commitment.

You renounced your studies to help your family.

Renunciaste a tus estudios para ayudar a tu familia.

It derives from the Latin 'renuntiare', which means 'to announce, to report', composed of 're-' and 'nuntiare'.

to renounce a right

To abandon or not exercise a right that one possesses.

renunciar a un derecho

to renounce something

To say that one does not want or accept something.

renunciar a algo

temporary renunciation

Decision to leave something for a limited period.

renuncia temporal

renuncia

Act of renouncing.

renuncia

renunciación

Action of renouncing something.

renunciación

renunciante

Person who renounces.

renunciante

To leave it all behind.

He decided to renounce his previous life and travel the world.

Decidió renunciaste a su vida anterior y viajar por el mundo.

To tell everything to hell.

He was so tired that he renounced everything and told it all to hell.

Estaba tan cansado que renunciaste y mandó todo al diablo.