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dimissione

resignation

noun dee-mees-SYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'dimittere', to send away

Also means

discharge

Usage Note

Dimissione is almost always used in the plural, dare le dimissioni meaning 'to hand in one's resignation'. The singular can also mean a hospital discharge, la dimissione dall'ospedale. Do not confuse it with dimissioni and the false friend dimission sense in English.

Examples

"Ha dato le dimissioni ieri."

Natural Translation

He handed in his resignation yesterday.

Literal Translation

He-has given the resignations yesterday.

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