see|refusé
English

Etymology 1
Apparently from OF. #Old French|refuse (French refusé), past participle of refuser �to refuse�, as Etymology 2, below.

Pronunciation
AHD|r�'fyo�os, IPA|/�ɹ�fju�s/, SAMPA|/"rEfju:s/

Adjective
en-adj

1. discarded|Discarded, rejected.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. 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 �refund�.

Pronunciation
AHD|rĭfyo�oz', IPA|/ɹɪ�fju�z/, SAMPA|/rI"fju:z/

Verb
en-verb|refus|ing

1. transitive To decline (a request or demand).

#:My request for a pay rise was refused.
#:I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.

1. 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|ر�ض IPAchar|(ráfa�a)
Chinese: �� (jùjué)
Dutch: weigeren
Finnish: kieltää
French: réfuser
German: sich weigern, verweigern
Hungarian: visszautasít, megtagad
Italian: rifiutare
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Japanese: �� (����, kotowaru)
Korean: 거��� (geojeolhada)
Latin: recusare
Polish: odrzuca�
Portuguese: recusar
Russian: о�каз�ва�� (otkázyvat�)
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
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io:refuse
it:refuse
la:refuse
hu:refuse
ja:refuse
pl:refuse
fi:refuse
ta:refuse
te:refuse
vi:refuse
zh:refuse

• 2007-10-27 18:36 - Mike - /* Translations */ +sv

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