resignation

See also: Resignation and résignation

English

Etymology

From Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/

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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 (zh), 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)
• Khmer: ការលាឈប់ ‎(karléachhbâ)
• Maori: rihainatanga
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: oppsigelse m

• Portuguese: demissão (pt) f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: отста́вка (ru) f ‎(otstávka), ухо́д (ru) m ‎(uxód) (с до́лжности)
• Scottish Gaelic: toirt suas f

declaration that one resigns

• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: irtisanoutuminen
• French: démission (fr) f
• German: Rücktrittserklärung (de) 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: заявле́ние (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: смире́ние (ru) n ‎(smirénije)
• Swahili: mucsidjr

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