1refuse1 (rɪˈfjuːz
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to decline to accept (something offered) ⇒
to refuse a present
to refuse promotion
- to decline to give or grant (something) to (a person, organization, etc)
- (when tr, takes an infinitive) to express determination not (to do something); decline ⇒
he refuses to talk about it
- (of a horse) to be unwilling to take (a jump), as by swerving or stopping
- (tr) (of a woman) to declare one's unwillingness to accept (a suitor) as a husband
Alternative Forms
reˈfusable adjective reˈfuser nounWord Origin
C14: from Old French refuser , from Latin refundere to pour back; see refund2refuse2 (ˈrɛfjuːs)
Definitions
noun
- anything thrown away; waste; rubbish
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a refuse collection
Word Origin
C15: from Old French refuser to refuseC15: from Old French to 1Translations
- British English:
refuse
Refuse consists of the rubbish and unwanted things in a house, shop, or factory that are regularly thrown away.The authorities made a weekly collection of refuse.ˈrɛfjuːs NOUN The authorities made a weekly collection of refuse.
- Spanish:
rechazo
nm
- French:
ordures
nf_pl
- German:
Abfall
nm Abfälle
- Chinese: 废物 n
- Arabic: حُثَالَة n
- Portuguese: lixo nm
- Russian: отходы npl
- Croatian: otpad nm
- Czech: odpadky npl
- Danish: affald nnt
- Dutch: afval nnt
- Finnish: jäte n
- Greek: απορρίμματα npl
- Italian: rifiuto nm
- Japanese: ごみ n
- Korean: 쓰레기 n
- Norwegian: avfall nnt
- Polish: odpady npl
- Brazilian Portuguese: lixo nm
- European Spanish:
rechazo
nm
- Swedish: sopor npl
- Thai: การปฏิเสธ n
- Turkish: reddetme n
- Vietnamese: rác n
- British English:
refuse
If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or say firmly that you will not do it.He refused to talk to the newspapers after the trial. He expects me to stay here and I really can't refuse.rəˈfjuːz VERB He refused to talk to the newspapers after the trial. He expects me to stay here and I really can't refuse.
- Spanish:
rechazar
v
- French:
refuser
vt
- German:
ablehnen
v
- Chinese: 拒绝 v
- Arabic: يَرْفُضُ v
- Portuguese: recusar v
- Russian: отказывать v
- Croatian: odbiti v
- Czech: odmítnout v odmítat
- Danish: afslå v
- Dutch: weigeren v
- Finnish: kieltäytyä v
- Greek: αρνούμαι v
- Italian: rifiutare v
- Japanese: 拒否する v
- Korean: 거절하다 v
- Norwegian: nekte v
- Polish: odmówić v odmawiać
- Brazilian Portuguese: recusar v
- European Spanish:
rechazar
v
- Swedish: vägra v
- Thai: ปฏิเสธ v
- Turkish: reddetmek v
- Vietnamese: từ chối v
Usage examples
And I refuse to fall into the trap of washing his dishes for him.
, DEAD BEAT (2002)In addition you may find that some parts of the site will not function properly if you refuse cookies.
Country Life (2004)The most tenacious refugees refuse to leave their condemned homes or camp in makeshift tents.
Irish Times (2002)A seemingly pointless strike of refuse workers in Ljubljana meant that dozens of refuse trucks were brought over from Austria.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The Furies are the creative processes ' revenge if you refuse to embody them in your life.
, SUNBATHING IN THE RAIN (2002)