refuse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.refuse1 [Am rəˈfjuz, Brit rɪˈfjuːz] VB trans

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1. refuse (decline):

refuse offer/gift
rechazar
refuse offer/gift
no aceptar
refuse offer/gift
rehusar
he has been refusing food for several days
lleva varios días rechazando la comida
they refused her request
se negaron a complacerla
to refuse sb sth
negarle algo a alguien
to refuse sb sth
denegarle algo a alguien form
she was refused permission
le negaron or no le concedieron el permiso
they were refused permission to land
les negaron or no les concedieron autorización para aterrizar
you can't refuse her anything
no se le puede negar nada
after Gladys refused him, he was a broken man
cuando Gladys lo rechazó, quedó destrozado
she applied for a job but was refused
solicitó un puesto pero la rechazaron
I will not be refused!
no aceptaré una negativa
to refuse to + infin
negarse a  +  infin
he refused to help
se negó a ayudar
she refuses to listen to reason
no quiere atender a razones

II.refuse1 [Am rəˈfjuz, Brit rɪˈfjuːz] VB intr

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refuse2 [Am ˈrɛfˌjus, Brit ˈrɛfjuːs] N U

refuse
residuos mpl
refuse
desperdicios mpl
household refuse
residuos mpl domésticos
household refuse
basura f
industrial refuse
residuos mpl industriales
industrial refuse
desechos mpl industriales
attr refuse bin
cubo m de la basura
attr refuse bin
tacho m de la basura CSur Peru
attr refuse bin
bote m de la basura Mex
attr refuse bin
tarro m de la basura Chil
attr refuse bin
caneca f de la basura Col
attr refuse bin
tobo m de la basura Ven
refuse chute
vertedor m
refuse chute
ducto m Urug
refuse collector
basurero m / basurera f
refuse disposal
trituración f de basura
refuse disposal unit
triturador m de basuras
refuse dump or tip
basurero m
refuse dump or tip
vertedero m (de basuras)
refuse dump or tip
basural m LatAm
refuse skip Brit
contenedor m de basura
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politely ask/refuse
con buenos modales
politely ask/refuse
con educación
uncollected letters/refuse
no recogido
steadfastly refuse
categóricamente
steadfastly refuse
rotundamente

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refuse in the PONS Dictionary

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II.refuse1 [rɪˈfju:z] VB trans

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to refuse sb admittance
negar la entrada a alguien
to positively refuse to do sth
negarse rotundamente a hacer algo

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refuse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make sb an offer they can't refuse
hacer a alguien una oferta muy tentadora
were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed
si me negara, se enfadarían mucho
to refuse point-blank
negarse rotundamente
to refuse to elaborate
negarse a dar más detalles
to refuse entrance to sb
negar el acceso a alguien
garden/kitchen refuse
desperdicios m pl de jardín/cocina
to refuse sb admittance
negar la entrada a alguien
he couldn't very well refuse their kind offer
no podía rechazar su amable oferta
to refuse downright Am
negarse rotundamente
to positively refuse to do sth
negarse rotundamente a hacer algo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She locks herself in the room, now the only place she feels safe, refusing to leave when the summer rental is up.
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She tells him to return to the main highway, but he refuses.
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They both refused to have her marry him.
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He still refused to surrender, and asked for his attorney.
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It refused to eat and died after three days.
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Remarkably, responders refused unfair offers from human partners at a significantly higher rate than those by a computer partner.
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The director wanted to do both, and the studio refused.
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A woman who has been refused a get is typically referred to as an agunah.
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Now, they demand them back, but he refuses them.
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Yue, however, refuses on the grounds that drinking it would sully his soul.
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