I was refused permission to take a vacation because there was a lot of work to do.Me negaron el permiso para irme de vacaciones porque había mucho trabajo que hacer.
When a horse refuses, the best solution is to stop and try again the next day.Cuando un caballo rehúsa, la mejor solución es parar e intentar de nuevo al día siguiente.
Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).
The toxic refuse from the factory has polluted the town's water supply.Los residuos tóxicos de la fábrica han contaminado el suministro de agua del pueblo.
The company must pay a $20,000 fine for not cleaning up the refuse left behind by its workers.La empresa debe pagar una multa de $20,000 por no limpiar los desechos dejados por sus trabajadores.
it was an offer he couldn't refuseera una oferta que no podía rechazar or rehusar;the patient has the right to refuse treatmentel paciente tiene derecho a negarse a someterse a tratamiento;he was devastated when she refused himestaba desolado cuando ella lo rechazó;she refused their invitation to stay to dinnerrechazó or no aceptó su invitación para quedarse a cenar;he never refuses a drinknunca dice que no a una copa
I regret to have to refuse your invitationhe offered me a second drink which I refused
to refuse to do sth[+person]negarse a hacer algo;he refused to comment after the trialse negó a or rehusó hacer comentarios después del juicio;my legs refused to functionmis piernas se negaban a funcionar
the French refused to consider the proposalwe pushed with all our might but /the car refused to budge/I refuse to believe it
the police refused permission for the marchla policía denegó el permiso or les negó el permiso para hacer la marcha;to refuse sb sth(gen)negar algo a algn;(officially)denegar algo a algn;they were refused permission to leaveles negaron autorización para salir;I was refused entry to Malawime denegaron la entrada a Malaui;they can refuse her nothingno le pueden negar nada
he was refused burial in consecrated groundonly the president could refuse him a loanshe was refused access to her childrenthe United States has refused him a visato refuse [o.s.] sthhe refused himself the indulgence of another cakewhy should I refuse myself a treat now and again?
verbo intransitivo
1[+person]negarse
I don't see how I can refuseno veo cómo puedo negarme
I asked her to help but she refusedI asked for my money back but they refusedhe expects me to stay on here and /I can hardly refuse/he fought only because his pension would be jeopardized if he refused.Prince Faisal demanded that the police officer should be put to death. The King refused.
2[+horse]plantarse
the rider is penalised by 4 points every time the horse refuses
refuse[ˈrefjuːs]
sustantivo
1(rubbish)basura (f);desperdicios (m)
the District Council made a weekly collection of refusethe pool was half filled with refuseshe picked her way past the piles of uncollected refuse
