abdicate

[US]/ˈæbdɪkeɪt/
[UK]/ˈæbdɪkeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. fratræde tronen; træde tilbage
vt. fratræde tronen; træde tilbage
Word Forms
Past Tenseabdicated
Past Participleabdicated
Third Person Singularabdicates
Pluralabdicates
Present Participleabdicating

Example Sentences

to abdicate the office

at træde tilbage fra stillingen

to abdicate one's responsibilities

at træde tilbage fra sine forpligtelser

abdicate the throne in sb.'s favour

at abdicere tronen til fordel for nogen

He abdicated all responsibility for the care of the child.

Han afsagde sig alt ansvar for barnets pasning.

in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor.

I 1918 abdicerede kejser Wilhelm som tysk kejser.

King Edward Ⅷ abdicated in 1936 to marry a commoner.

Kong Edward 8. abdicerede i 1936 for at kunne gifte sig med en almindelig kvinde.

When King George abdicated, his brother succeeded him on the throne.

Da Kong George abdicerede, overtog hans bror tronen.

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