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Pronunciation / Transliteration: resolution
"Elle a pris la résolution de changer de vie."
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A firm decision to do or not to do something.
"He made a resolution to study harder this semester."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'resolution' originates from the Latin 'resolutio', meaning 'a breaking up or loosening'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it took on the meaning of a firm decision or determination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Resolution" is said worldwide
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résolution
Transliteration: resolution
"Elle a pris la résolution de changer de vie."
Vorsatz
Transliteration: Vorsatz
"Guten Vorsätze fürs neue Jahr sind oft schwer einzuhalten."
risoluzione
Transliteration: risoluzione
"La sua risoluzione di smettere di fumare è ferma."
resolución
Transliteration: resolucion
"Tomó la resolución de aprender un nuevo idioma."
resolução
Transliteration: resolucao
"Fiz uma resolução de começar a correr todos os dias."
संकल्प
Transliteration: sankalp
"उसने नए साल में एक संकल्प लिया।"
决心
Transliteration: juéxīn
"他下定决心要完成这项任务。"
결심
Transliteration: gyeolsim
"새해 결심을 지키기가 어렵다."
決意
Transliteration: ketsui
"彼には新年を迎えるにあたって強い決意があった。"
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