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renunciar a — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • forfeit verb To lose or give up something as a penalty for breaking a rule or agreement.
  • forgo verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
  • give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
  • relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.

Senses

renunciar a is used for these senses in English:

  • forfeit To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
  • forgo To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
  • give up (transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
  • relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
  • trade away (transitive) To relinquish, to yield.

forfeit — full definition

  1. verb To lose or give up something as a penalty for breaking a rule or agreement.
  2. noun Something lost or given up as a penalty.

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