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renunță

gives up / renounces /re.nunˈt͡sə/

verb#1696 most common

Also: quits, abandons, drops (something)

Example sentences

El renunță ușor.
He gives up easily.
Ea renunță la fumat.
She is giving up smoking.
Echipa renunță la meci din cauza ploii.
The team forfeits the match because of the rain.
Compania renunță la acest proiect din cauza costurilor mari.
The company is abandoning this project because of the high costs.
Deși întâmpină obstacole, el nu renunță niciodată la planurile sale.
Although he runs into obstacles, he never gives up on his plans.
Analiștii se întreabă dacă banca centrală renunță la politica monetară restrictivă înainte de sfârșitul anului.
Analysts are wondering whether the central bank will abandon its restrictive monetary policy before the end of the year.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgrenunțrenunțaivoi renunța
2sgrenunțirenunțașivei renunța
3sgrenunțărenunțăva renunța
1plrenunțămrenunțarămvom renunța
2plrenunțațirenunțarățiveți renunța
3plrenunțărenunțarăvor renunța

Word family

a renunțato give up, renounce (infinitive)
renunțarethe act of giving up, renunciation
renunțatgiven up, renounced
renunțătorprone to giving up (rare)

Etymology

Renunța comes from the Latin verb renuntiare, built from re- (back, again) and nuntiare (to announce), itself from nuntius (messenger). Romanian likely absorbed the word through French renoncer during the wave of French-influenced vocabulary that reshaped modern Romanian in the 19th century. The core sense shifted from a formal act of announcing a withdrawal to the general idea of giving something up.

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