Grammatical class

Verb

renoncer

to resign, to quit

Details

Syllables

re-non-cer

Phonetics

ʁə.nɔ̃.se

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2500

Freq. (movies)

2731

Freq. (news)

3279

Sentences

J'ai dû renoncer.

I had to give up.

A1

Mieux vaut renoncer.

Better to give in.

A1

Je ne peux pas y renoncer.

I can't give it up.

A1

C'est toi qui dois renoncer.

It's you who must give up.

A1

Je ne peux pas renoncer à mes rêves.

I can't give up on my dreams.

A2

Comment puis-je lui faire renoncer à son rêve?

How do I make him give up his dream?

A2

Elle a dû renoncer à son rêve.

She had to give up her dream.

B1

Quel sens cela a-t-il de renoncer maintenant ?

Where's the sense in giving up now?

B1

Il pleuvait tellement fort que nous avons dû renoncer à partir.

It was raining so hard that we had to put off our departure.

B1

Ils refusaient de renoncer à leur mode de vie.

They refused to give up their way of life.

B2