Grammatical class

Verb

résigner

(transitive) to relinquish, renounce

Details

Syllables

ré-si-gner

Phonetics

ʁe.zi.ɲe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

8167

Freq. (movies)

14004

Freq. (news)

20581

Sentences

Que ta mère le veuille ou non, elle devra tôt ou tard se résigner à l'idée que sa fille ait grandi.

Whether your mother likes it or not, she will sooner or later have to accept the idea that her daughter has grown up.

A1

Il ne put se résigner à tirer sur le cerf.

He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.

B2