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renoncer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  • forgo verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
  • forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
  • give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
  • opt out verb To choose not to take part in something you would otherwise be included in automatically.
  • resign verb To formally give up a job or position.
  • waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.

Senses

renoncer is used for these senses in English:

  • buckle (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
  • forgo To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
  • forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
  • give up (transitive) To relinquish (something)
  • opt-out The act of opting out of something.
  • waive (transitive, legal) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

buckle — full definition

  1. noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  2. verb To fasten something with a buckle.
  3. verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
  4. verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.

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