No. 9,578 in French
démissionner
To resign.
In a sentence
Il a décidé de démissionner de son poste de directeur.
He decided to resign from his position as director.
The word 'démissionner' is used here with the preposition 'de' to indicate resigning from a specific role or post.
Elle ne veut pas démissionner, car elle aime son travail.
She does not want to resign because she loves her job.
'Démissionner' is used in its negative form to express refusal to resign.
Ils ont démissionné ensemble après des années de collaboration.
They resigned together after years of collaboration.
Here, 'démissionner' is used in the plural form to reflect the action taken by multiple people simultaneously.
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