see|refusé
English
Etymology 1
Apparently from OF. #Old French|refuse (French refusé), past participle of refuser âto refuseâ, as Etymology 2, below.
Pronunciation
AHD|rÄ'fyoÍos, IPA|/ËɹÉfjuËs/, SAMPA|/"rEfju:s/
Adjective
en-adj
- discarded|Discarded, rejected.
Noun
en-noun|-
- Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Synonyms
discards
garbage (US)
rubbish
trash (US)
Translations
trans-top|items or material that have been discarded
Finnish: jäte
German: Abfall, Müll
Italian: rifiuti m plural
Spanish: basura f
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Etymology 2
From F. refuser, from popular Latin *refusare, from the past participle of refundere ârefundâ.
Pronunciation
AHD|rÄfyoÍoz', IPA|/ɹɪËfjuËz/, SAMPA|/rI"fju:z/
Verb
en-verb|refus|ing
- transitive To decline (a request or demand).
#:My request for a pay rise was refused.
#:I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.
- intransitive To decline a request or demand; to withhold permission.
#:I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
i-c|decline decline, reject, say no to, turn down, veto
i-c|decline a request or demand say no
Translations
trans-top|decline (request, demand)
Arabic: ARchar|رÙض IPAchar|(ráfaÉa)
Chinese: æç» (jùjué)
Dutch: weigeren
Finnish: kieltää
French: réfuser
German: sich weigern, verweigern
Hungarian: visszautasÃt, megtagad
Italian: rifiutare
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Japanese: æã (ãã¨ãã, kotowaru)
Korean: ê±°ì íë¤ (geojeolhada)
Latin: recusare
Polish: odrzucaÄ
Portuguese: recusar
Russian: оÑказÑваÑÑ (otkázyvatâ)
Spanish: rehusar
Swedish: vägra
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trans-top|decline a request or demand
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Swedish: vägra
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Category:English heteronyms
fa:refuse
fr:refuse
io:refuse
it:refuse
la:refuse
hu:refuse
ja:refuse
pl:refuse
fi:refuse
ta:refuse
te:refuse
vi:refuse
zh:refuse
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