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rinunciare

give up

verb ree-noon-CHAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'renuntiare', to report back

Also means

renounce

Usage Note

Rinunciare means to give up or renounce, and it requires the preposition a: rinunciare a un sogno ('to give up a dream'). The -cia- is soft, like 'cha'. It is a regular -are verb.

Examples

"Non voglio rinunciare ai miei sogni."

Natural Translation

I don't want to give up my dreams.

Literal Translation

Not I-want to-give-up to-the my dreams.

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