resign in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for resign in the English»French Dictionary

I.resign [Brit rɪˈzʌɪn, Am rəˈzaɪn] VB trans

resign post, job:

resign

démissionner de

to resign one's seat (on committee)

démissionner de son poste

to resign one's seat (as MP)

démissionner de son mandat parlementaire

to resign one's commission MIL

démissionner de l'armée

II.resign [Brit rɪˈzʌɪn, Am rəˈzaɪn] VB intr

resign

démissionner (as du poste de, from de, over à cause de)

to be called on to resign

être prié de démissionner

III.resign [Brit rɪˈzʌɪn, Am rəˈzaɪn] VB refl

to resign oneself

se résigner (to à, to doing à faire)

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his questioners asked him if he was going to resign

on lui a démandé s'il allait démissionner

abruptly end, change, resign, leave

brusquement

it was decisive in forcing or persuading him to resign

cela l'a décidé à démissionner

+ subj it seems extraordinary that he should resign

ça paraît incroyable qu'il démissionne

Translations for resign in the French»English Dictionary

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se résigner

to resign oneself (à qc to sth, à faire to doing)

je ne peux m'y résigner

I can't resign myself to it

se démettre

to resign

si ça continue comme ça, ce n'est pas compliqué, je démissionne inf

if things carry on as they are, I'll simply resign

Ministre

Appointed by the Président de la République, on the advice of the premier ministre, a ministre heads a department of state and becomes a member of the conseil des ministres. The title ministre d'État is a recognition that the ministry is of greater than normal significance. In the Cinquième République, a député has to resign his or her seat in order to take office as a ministre.

je me vois contraint de démissionner

I have no option but to resign

resign in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for resign in the English»French Dictionary

I.resign [rɪˈzaɪn] VB intr

1. resign (leave one's job):

resign

démissionner

2. resign GAMES:

resign

abandonner

II.resign [rɪˈzaɪn] VB trans

1. resign (leave):

resign post

abandonner

Phrases:

to resign oneself to sth/doing sth

se résigner à qc/à faire qc

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to resign one's commission

donner sa démission

Translations for resign in the French»English Dictionary

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se résigner

to resign oneself

se résigner à faire qc

to resign oneself to doing sth

démissionner de son poste

to resign from one's position

démissionner

to resign (de from)

se démettre de qc

to resign from sth

se faire une raison

to resign oneself

se faire une raison de qc

to resign oneself to sth

resign Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to resign oneself to sth/doing sth

se résigner à qc/à faire qc

to resign one's commission

donner sa démission

to resign oneself to doing sth

se résigner à faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For unknown reasons, he resigned from this post in 1513.

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He resigned his post in the spring of 1875.

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Cropper refused to resign as a director, but did so later, and his resignation was accepted.

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He felt compelled to resign for misconduct that was inexcusable, and the board accepted.

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The provincial government warned its civil marriage commissioners, such as mayors or justices of the peace, that they must perform these marriages or resign, as the marriages are now legal.

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Both were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections.

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She hired lawyers to convince the one remaining director, who wouldn't knuckle under, to resign so that the corporation would not incur more legal fees.

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The club resigned from the league in 2011.

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He decided that if he were censured, he would merely resign, run for the office again, and probably win easily.

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In order to place the bid, he was required to resign from his party affiliation, and thereafter sat as a crossbencher.

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