dimissione
resignation
noun dee-mees-SYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'dimittere', to send away
Also means
discharge
Usage Note
Dimissione is almost always used in the plural, dare le dimissioni meaning 'to hand in one's resignation'. The singular can also mean a hospital discharge, la dimissione dall'ospedale. Do not confuse it with dimissioni and the false friend dimission sense in English.
Examples
"Ha dato le dimissioni ieri."
Natural Translation
He handed in his resignation yesterday.
Literal Translation
He-has given the resignations yesterday.

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