Translations for „resigned“ in the English » German Dictionary

re·signed [rɪˈzaɪnd] ADJ

resigned

resigniert

to be resigned to sth

sich acc mit etw dat abgefunden haben

resigned expression/look

resignierter Ausdruck/Blick

I . re·sign [rɪˈzaɪn] VB intr

1. resign (leave one's job):

resign

kündigen

to resign from a job

einen Job kündigen

to resign from an office/a post

von einem Amt/einem Posten zurücktreten

2. resign CHESS:

resign

aufgeben

II . re·sign [rɪˈzaɪn] VB trans

1. resign (give up):

to resign sth

etw aufgeben

to resign an office/a post

ein Amt/einen Posten niederlegen

to resign from a company/an office

aus dat einer Firma/einem Amt ausscheiden

2. resign CHESS:

to resign a hopeless position

das Spiel aufgeben

3. resign (accept):

to resign oneself to a fact/one's fate/the inevitable

sich acc mit einer Tatsache/seinem Schicksal/dem Unvermeidlichen abfinden

resign VB trans HUM RESOURCES

Specialized Vocabulary

resign (ein Amt aufgeben)

niederlegen

resign VB intr HUM RESOURCES

Specialized Vocabulary

resign (aus einer Firma, einem Amt)

ausscheiden

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

resigned expression/look

resignierter Ausdruck/Blick

Tom's resigned, or so I've heard

Tom ist zurückgetreten, so habe ich jedenfalls gehört

the minister resigned amid accusations of corruption

als ihm Bestechlichkeit vorgeworfen wurde, trat der Minister zurück

the news that she had resigned took everybody by surprise

die Neuigkeit, dass sie zurückgetreten ist, hat alle überrascht

one member, of twelve years' standing on the committee, resigned

ein Mitglied, das zwölf Jahre zum Komitee gehörte, ist zurückgetreten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He resigned his post in the spring of 1875.

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He resigned in 1915 and died in 1916.

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Early in 1997, she resigned, but she returned to the royal household only a few months later.

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Doi had been the leader since 1996, but she resigned in 2003, taking responsibility for the election losses.

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The club resigned from the league in 2011.

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Four have died while in office; seven have resigned.

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And here we sit, resigned, waiting our turn.

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

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However, he resigned his position on the council in 1988.

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He resigned in 2000 due to health reasons and died soon after.

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