rinunciare
give up
verb ree-noon-CHAH-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'renuntiare', to report back
Also means
renounce
Usage Note
Rinunciare means to give up or renounce, and it requires the preposition a: rinunciare a un sogno ('to give up a dream'). The -cia- is soft, like 'cha'. It is a regular -are verb.
Examples
"Non voglio rinunciare ai miei sogni."
Natural Translation
I don't want to give up my dreams.
Literal Translation
Not I-want to-give-up to-the my dreams.
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