REFUSE - Translation from English into Polish

I. refuse¹ [rɪˈfju:z] VB intr (say no)

refuse: odmawiać [perf odmówić]

to refuse to do sth: nie zgadzać [perf zgodzić] się na zrobienie czegoś

II. refuse¹ [rɪˈfju:z] VB trans

refuse permission, visa: odmawiać [perf odmówić]

refuse invitation, offer: odrzucać [perf odrzucić]

refuse invitation, offer: nie przyjmować [perf przyjąć]

his request was refused: jego prośba została oddalona

refuse² [ˈrefju:s] N no pl form (waste material)

refuse: odpadki pl

refuse: śmieci pl

refuse bin N

refuse bin: pojemnik m na śmieci [lub odpadki]

refuse collection N

refuse collection: wywóz m śmieci

refuse disposal N

1. refuse disposal (system):

refuse disposal: usuwanie nt odpadków

2. refuse disposal AM (device):

refuse disposal: rozdrabniacz m odpadków

refuse dump N

refuse dump: wysypisko nt śmieci

refuse incineration plant N

refuse incineration plant: spalarnia f śmieci

Present
I	refuse
you	refuse
he/she/it	refuses
we	refuse
you	refuse
they	refuse

Past
I	refused
you	refused
he/she/it	refused
we	refused
you	refused
they	refused

Present Perfect
I	have	refused
you	have	refused
he/she/it	has	refused
we	have	refused
you	have	refused
they	have	refused

Past Perfect
I	had	refused
you	had	refused
he/she/it	had	refused
we	had	refused
you	had	refused
they	had	refused

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

refuse collection: wywóz m śmieci

to refuse to comment: odmawiać [perf odmówić] komentarza

were I to refuse,... form: gdybym odmówił,...

to flatly refuse/deny: stanowczo odmówić/zaprzeczyć

to refuse [or decline] an offer: odrzucać [perf odrzucić] ofertę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Some have been abandoned altogether or paved over to accommodate a car while more again boast nothing but a disgusting and horrible duo of refuse bins.

irishpost.co.uk

There have been several reported cases, in recent years, of intoxicated people falling asleep in refuse bins before being crushed in rubbish trucks that come to empty them.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Residents also now have access to clean water, electricity, indoor toilets with shower and basin, and refuse bins.

en.wikipedia.org

The robot was able to pick up a refuse bin and empty it in the truck without any major hiccups.

www.techly.com.au

All refuse bins have been removed from the town centre and even the traffic meters have been thoroughly checked.

www.donegaldemocrat.ie