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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English
French
French

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)
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
French
French
English
English
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

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
French

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
to resign one's commission
donner sa démission
French
French
English
English
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
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

I. resign [rɪ·ˈzaɪn] VB intr

resign
démissionner

II. resign [rɪ·ˈzaɪn] VB trans

1. resign (leave):

resign post, position
abandonner

2. resign (accept unwillingly):

to resign oneself to sth/doing sth
se résigner à qc/à faire qc
to resign one's commission
donner sa démission
French
French
English
English
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
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
Present
Iresign
youresign
he/she/itresigns
weresign
youresign
theyresign
Past
Iresigned
youresigned
he/she/itresigned
weresigned
youresigned
theyresigned
Present Perfect
Ihaveresigned
youhaveresigned
he/she/ithasresigned
wehaveresigned
youhaveresigned
theyhaveresigned
Past Perfect
Ihadresigned
youhadresigned
he/she/ithadresigned
wehadresigned
youhadresigned
theyhadresigned
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