renoncer à

Definitions of renoncer à
  1. verb
    lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    synonyms: abandonner
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    antonyms:
    s'arroger
    demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
    affirmer, soutenir
    lay claim to; as of an idea
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    type of:
    abandonner, laisser
    forsake, leave behind
  2. verb
    stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
    synonyms: abandonner
    cédez le passage, laisser la place, se pousser
    move in order to make room for someone for something
    s'effrondrer, s'écrouler
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  3. verb
    give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
    synonyms: abdiquer
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    type of:
    abandonner, démissionner
    leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
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