renunciar

/renunˈθjaɾ/, [re.nũn̟ˈθjaɾ]

give up, renounce, resign


Verb renunciar (first-person singular present renuncio, first-person singular preterite renuncié, past participle renunciado)

  1. to renounce
  2. to quit, to resign
  3. to give up, to surrender (quit attempting at something or stop maintaining an idea or claim)
  4. to waive, to relinquish, to forego, to forgo, to forfeit, to forswear (+ a)
  5. to give up on (+ a)
  6. to refuse (+ a)
  7. to abandon, to forsake (e.g. an idea or belief, a goal, a command or order, a system or method, weapons)
  8. to step down, to abdicate

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Yo debería renunciar.

    I should quit.

  • Pienso renunciar a esta compañía.

    I mean to quit this company.

  • No sabía que él había decidido renunciar a su trabajo.

    I didn't know he had decided to leave his job.

  • Tom está tratando de renunciar.

    Tom is trying to quit.

  • Pensé que ibas a renunciar.

    I thought you were going to quit.

  • Tom no sabía que Mary había decidido renunciar a su trabajo.

    Tom didn't know that Mary had decided to quit her job.

  • Tuve que renunciar.

    I had to resign.

  • ¿Estás pensando seriamente en renunciar a tu trabajo?

    Are you seriously thinking about quitting your job?

  • Ella no pudo renunciar completamente a sus esperanzas de casarse con él.

    She was unable to completely give up her hope of marrying him.

  • ¿Cómo puedo renunciar a este trabajo?

    How can I quit this job?

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