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refuse

/rɪˈfjuːz/

/rɪˈfjuz/

Translations

refusenoun

отказ

His refusal to cooperate made the situation worse.

Его отказ сотрудничать ухудшил ситуацию.

мусор

The city collects refuse twice a week.

Город собирает мусор два раза в неделю.

Additional translations

Synonyms

refuseverb

refused

Past Simple

refused

Past Participle

refusing

Gerund

/rɪˈfjuːz/

/rɪˈfjuz/

отказаться

She decided to refuse the offer.

Она решила отказаться от предложения.

отклонить

He will refuse the invitation to the party.

Он отклонит приглашение на вечеринку.

отвергнуть

They refuse to accept the new policy.

Они отвергают принятие новой политики.

Additional translations

не принять

Synonyms

turn down

Antonyms

refuseadjective

/rɪˈfjuːz/

/rɪˈfjuz/

Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to garbage or waste (e.g., "refuse collection").

Definitions

refusenoun

Waste material; garbage.

The city collects refuse from households every Tuesday.

Unwanted or worthless byproducts or material remaining after a manufacturing or mining process.

The mine must safely dispose of refuse left over from ore extraction.

refuseverb

To express unwillingness to accept, agree to, or comply with something.

She refused to sign the contract because the terms were not favorable.

To decline to give or grant something to someone.

The manager refused him a day off despite his request.

(of a machine or other inanimate object) To fail to perform as expected or requested.

My computer simply refused to boot up.

refuseadjective

Relating to or used for the collection or disposal of refuse (garbage).

The municipality purchased new refuse trucks to improve waste management.

Discarded or rejected as worthless.

Refuse materials were piled at the edge of the construction site.