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I . refuse1 [rɪˈfjuːz] VB intr

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refuse
recusar-se
to refuse to do sth
recusar-se a fazer a. c.

II . refuse1 [rɪˈfjuːz] VB trans

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refuse permission
negar
refuse request
recusar
to refuse sb sth
recusar a. c. a alguém

refuse2 [ˈrefjuːs] N form

refuse
lixo m

refuse collection N

Usage examples with refuse

to refuse sb sth
recusar a. c. a alguém
to refuse point-blank
recusar terminantemente
to refuse to do sth
recusar-se a fazer a. c.
to positively refuse to do sth
recusar-se definitivamente a fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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 first request was in 1898, with another in 1901, but these were both refused.
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The villagers reluctantly and suspiciously accepted the check, but banks refused to encash it.
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Another signature theme is characters refusing the passing of time and letting go of the past.
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Yue, however, refuses on the grounds that drinking it would sully his soul.
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Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
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A woman who has been refused a get is typically referred to as an agunah.
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He told her to mind her business, but she refused.
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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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Due to the trauma she suffered, she refused to talk and spent many nights screaming.
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