resignou-se
[ʁe.ziɲ.ˈnow.sə]
verb
resigned oneself, accepted reluctantly
1. to accept something unpleasant or undesirable with a sense of defeat or reluctant acceptance
He resigned himself to the fact that he would never be rich.
Ele resignou-se ao fato de que nunca seria rico.
2. to submit passively to an unfavorable situation
She resigned herself to her fate and stopped fighting against it.
Ela resignou-se ao seu destino e parou de lutar contra isso.
Resignar-se is a more formal or literary way to express reluctant acceptance in Portuguese. In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, speakers more commonly use 'se conformar' or 'aceitar'. The word carries a tone of passive acceptance tinged with sadness or disappointment, reflecting a fatalistic worldview that is culturally present in both Portuguese and Brazilian contexts.
NYC Slang
resigned to it, accepted the L
Related Idioms & Phrases
resignou-se ao seu destino
resignou-se à vontade de Deus
resignou-se com a situação
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