résilier

/ʁe.zi.lje/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
résilie
past
a résilié
perfect
résilié

Meaning

  1. to cancel (a contract)

    • Elle résilie son abonnement de sport.

      She cancels her gym membership.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

annuler

annuler is the general word "to cancel"; résilier is more specifically for cancelling a contract.

Practice

1 What does résilier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ son abonnement de sport.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches résilier?

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