resignation

See also: résignation

§English

§Etymology

From Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignatio.

§Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

§Noun

resignation (plural resignations)

1. the act of resigning
2. a written or oral declaration that one resigns
3. state of uncomplaining, utter frustration

§Translations

act of resigning

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 辭職, 辞职 (zh) (cízhí)

• Danish: fratræden
• Dutch: aftreding f
• Finnish: irtisanoutuminen
• French: démission (fr) f
• Georgian: გადადგომა (gadadgoma)
• German: Rücktritt (de) m
• Greek: παραίτηση (el) f (paraítisi)
• Icelandic: uppsögn f

• Italian: dimissioni (it) f pl
• Japanese: 辞任 (じにん, jinin), 辞職 (ja) (じしょく, jishoku)
• Maori: rihainatanga
• Portuguese: demissão (pt) f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: отставка (ru) f (otstávka), уход (ru) m (uxód) (с до́лжности)
• Scottish Gaelic: toirt suas f

declaration that one resigns

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 辭呈, 辞呈 (zh) (cíchéng), 辭職書, 辞职书 (zh) (cízhíshū)

• Finnish: irtisanoutuminen
• French: démission (fr) f
• German: Rücktrittserklärung f

• Greek: παραίτηση (el) f (paraítisi)
• Icelandic: uppsagnarbréf n (letter of resignation), tilkynning um uppsögn (oral or written)
• Japanese: 辞表 (じひょう, jihyō)
• Russian: заявление (ru) n (zajavlénije) (об отста́вке, об ухо́де с до́лжности)

state of uncomplaining frustration

• Dutch: gelatenheid f
• Finnish: irtisanoutuminen
• French: résignation (fr) f
• German: Resignation (de) f

• Greek: εγκαρτέρηση (el) f (enkartérisi)
• Portuguese: resignação (pt) f
• Russian: смирение (ru) n (smirénije)
• Swahili: mucsidjr

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