🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

demissão

Pronunciation / Transliteration: demissão

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Resignation/ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A carta de demissão foi entregue aos recursos humanos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official act or a formal statement of stating that one is leaving a job, position, or office.

    "The manager handed in her resignation after five years with the company."
  2. 2

    The acceptance of a difficult or unpleasant situation that cannot be changed without resistance.

    "He accepted the harsh verdict with quiet resignation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'resignation' originates from the Latin 'resignatio', which means 'to give up' or 'to relinquish'. It evolved through Middle French 'resignation', maintaining the core meaning of surrendering or giving up a position or claim.

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