Resignado (en. Resigned)

/resigˈnaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

One who has given up fighting against a situation that cannot be changed.

After losing his job, he felt resigned and accepted his new reality.

Tras perder el trabajo, se sintió resignado y aceptó su nueva realidad.

A person who accepts what happens to them without making an effort to change it.

His resigned attitude prevents him from seeking new opportunities.

Su actitud resignada le impide buscar nuevas oportunidades.

Almost passive acceptance of an unfavorable fate.

He was resigned to living in this place without a future.

Estaba resignado a vivir en este lugar sin futuro.

From Latin 'resignatus', participle of 'resignare', which means to renounce or surrender.

in a resigned way

to act with acceptance and without trying to change the situation.

a lo resignado

to be resigned

to reach a state of acceptance of difficult circumstances.

estar resignado

to resign oneself to something

to accept a situation that cannot be changed.

resignarse a algo

resistance

Opposition to accepting a fact or situation.

resistencia

to give up

To stop fighting or striving.

rendirse

acceptance

Recognition and conformity to a reality.

aceptación

To be in a low state of morale

He is resigned; it seems he no longer cares about anything.

Está resignado, parece que ya no le interesa nada.

To be conformist

Don't be resigned, seek to change your situation.

No seas resignado, busca cambiar tu situación.