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rinunziare

to renounce

verb ree-noon-TSYAH-reh Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

to give up

Usage Note

Rinunziare (also spelled rinunciare) means to formally give up a right, claim, or intention. It takes the preposition a: rinunziare a un diritto ('to renounce a right'). It is conjugated with avere as auxiliary. The spelling rinunciare is now more common in standard Italian, but rinunziare remains valid, especially in legal texts.

Examples

"Ha rinunziato al suo posto in lista."

Natural Translation

He renounced his place on the list.

Literal Translation

He-has renounced to-the his place on list.

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