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I . re·fuse1 [rɪˈfju:z] VB intr

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refuse
zavračati [perf zavrniti]

II . re·fuse1 [rɪˈfju:z] VB trans

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re·fuse2 [ˈrefju:s] N form

refuse
smeti f pl
refuse
odpadki m pl
refuse trans
braniti se
refuse
zavreči

ˈref·use bin N

refuse bin
smetnjak m

ˈref·use col·lec·tion N no pl

ˈref·use col·lec·tor N form

refuse collector
smetar(ka) m (f)

ˈref·use dis·pos·al N no pl

ˈref·use dump N

refuse dump
smetišče n

Usage examples with refuse

to refuse sb credit
ne odobriti komu kredita
to refuse entrance to sb
prepovedati komu vstop
to reject/refuse sth outright
gladko kaj zavreči/zavrniti
to refuse an offer/a request
zavrniti ponudbo/prošnjo
I couldn't very well refuse the offer
ponudbe seveda nisem mogel zavrniti
were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed
če bi zavrnil, bi bili zelo jezni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The villagers reluctantly and suspiciously accepted the check, but banks refused to encash it.
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A woman who has been refused a get is typically referred to as an agunah.
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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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They both refused to have her marry him.
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He told her to mind her business, but she refused.
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As a child, she would climb trees and refuse to come down.
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It refused to eat and died after three days.
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She tells him to return to the main highway, but he refuses.
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The director wanted to do both, and the studio refused.
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Due to the trauma she suffered, she refused to talk and spent many nights screaming.
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