French Conversation · Level 136
30 words
French word
renoncement
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁənɔ̃səmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine noungiving up
Example
Après plusieurs essais, il a annoncé son renoncement.
After several attempts, he announced that he was giving up.
More examples
Le renoncement de ce projet était inévitable.
Abandonment of this project was inevitable.
Core concept
A person releases a cherished desire or project by a conscious act of withdrawal.
Common phrases
renoncement au projet
abandonment of the project
acte de renoncement
act of giving up
Similar words
abandon: Giving up an object or plan instead of continuing with it.
résignation: Acceptance of an unwelcome situation and surrender of hope or resistance.
renonciation: Giving up a right or claim by one's own choice.
Definition in French
Indique le fait de cesser de poursuivre une intention, un désir ou un projet, avec une nuance de renoncement personnel.
Word origin
The suffix -ment makes an action noun from renoncer, which developed from Old French renoncier and ultimately from Latin renuntiare.
Usage tips
- Renoncement à introduces either a noun or an infinitive, as in le renoncement à ce projet or le renoncement à partir.
Other meanings
- renunciationnoun
Opposites
- poursuitepursuitnoun
Related words
- renonciationrenunciationnoun