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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > refuse permission
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I rə'fju:z verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) negarse (a)2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) rechazar3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) negar a algo a alguien•- refusal
II 'refju:s noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) basura, desperdicios- refuse collection vehicle
refuse vb1. negar2. rechazartr['refjʊːs]1 basura\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrefuse collection recogida de basurasrefuse collector basurero,-arefuse dump / refuse tip vertederorefuse worker basurero,-a————————tr[rɪ'fjʊːz]1 (reject) rehusar, rechazar, no aceptar2 (withhold) negar, denegar, no conceder1 negarse (to, a)1) reject: rechazar, rehusar2) deny: negar, rehusar, denegarto refuse permission: negar el permiso3)to refuse to : negarse arefuse ['rɛ.fju:s, -.fju:z] n: basura f, desechos mpl, desperdicios madj.• desechado, -a adj.n.• basura s.f.• bazofia s.f.• desperdicios s.m.pl.• ripio s.m.• sobras s.f.pl.• zupia s.f.v.• declinar v.• denegar v.• negar v.• rechazar v.• rehusar v.• repulsar v.
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1. rɪ'fjuːztransitive verb ( decline) \<\<offer/gift\>\> rechazar*, no aceptar, rehusar*to refuse somebody something — negarle* or (frml) denegarle* algo a alguien
to refuse to + INF — negarse* a + inf
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via) ( decline) negarse*how can I refuse? — ¿cómo voy a negarme?, ¿cómo voy a decir que no?
b) ( Equ) rehusar*
II 'refjuːsmass noun residuos mpl, desperdicios mpl; (before n)refuse collection — recogida f de basuras
refuse tip — basurero m, vertedero m (de basuras), basural m (AmL)
I [rɪ'fjuːz]1. VT1) (=decline) [+ offer, chance] rechazar, rehusar; [+ applicant] rechazarthe patient has the right to refuse treatment — el paciente tiene derecho a negarse a someterse a tratamiento
she refused their invitation to stay to dinner — rechazó or no aceptó su invitación para quedarse a cenar
to refuse to do sth — [person] negarse a hacer algo
he refused to comment after the trial — se negó a or rehusó hacer comentarios después del juicio
the police refused permission for the march — la 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
2. VI1) [person] negarse2) [horse] plantarse
II ['refjuːs]1. Ngarden refuse — desperdicios mpl del jardín
household refuse — basura f doméstica, residuos mpl domésticos
2.CPDrefuse bin N — cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura
refuse chute N — rampa f de desperdicios, rampa f de la basura
refuse collection N — recogida f de basura
refuse collector N — basurero m
refuse disposal N — eliminación f de basuras
refuse disposal unit N — triturador m de basura
refuse dump N — = refuse tip
refuse lorry N — camión m de la basura
refuse tip N — vertedero m, basural m (LAm)
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1. [rɪ'fjuːz]transitive verb ( decline) \<\<offer/gift\>\> rechazar*, no aceptar, rehusar*to refuse somebody something — negarle* or (frml) denegarle* algo a alguien
to refuse to + INF — negarse* a + inf
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via) ( decline) negarse*how can I refuse? — ¿cómo voy a negarme?, ¿cómo voy a decir que no?
b) ( Equ) rehusar*
II ['refjuːs]mass noun residuos mpl, desperdicios mpl; (before n)refuse collection — recogida f de basuras
refuse tip — basurero m, vertedero m (de basuras), basural m (AmL)
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noun, no indef. art.Erlaubnis, die; (given by official body) Genehmigung, dieask [somebody's] permission — [jemanden] um Erlaubnis bitten
who gave you permission to do this? — wer hat dir erlaubt, das zu tun?
with your permission — wenn Sie gestatten; mit Ihrer Erlaubnis
* * *[pə'miʃən]noun (a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something: She gave me permission to leave.) die Erlaubnis* * *per·mis·sion[pəˈmɪʃən, AM pɚˈ-]with your \permission, I'd like to... wenn Sie gestatten, würde ich gerne...with sb's written \permission mit jds schriftlichem Einverständnisto ask for [or request] [sb's] \permission [jdn] um Erlaubnis fragento ask \permission of sb [or sb for \permission] jdn um Erlaubnis fragento give [or grant] sb \permission to do sth jdm erlauben, etw zu tun; (official body) jdm die Genehmigung zu etw dat erteilento refuse \permission die Genehmigung verweigern* * *[pə'mISən]nErlaubnis fwith your permission — mit Ihrer Erlaubnis, wenn Sie gestatten
to do sth with/by sb's permission — etw mit jds Erlaubnis tun
to give permission ( for sth) — etw erlauben, die Erlaubnis (für etw) erteilen
to give sb permission (to do sth) —
no permission is needed — eine Erlaubnis ist nicht erforderlich
to ask sb's permission, to ask permission of sb — jdn um Erlaubnis bitten
"by (kind) permission of..." — "mit (freundlicher) Genehmigung (+gen)..."
* * *with your permission wenn Sie gestatten;without permission unerlaubt;by special permission mit besonderer Erlaubnis;ask permission um Erlaubnis fragen oder bitten;ask sb for permission, ask sb’s permission jemanden um Erlaubnis bitten ( to do zu tun);get sb’s permissiona) jemandes Erlaubnis einholen,b) jemandes Erlaubnis bekommen;give sb permission to do sth jemandem erlauben, etwas zu tun;permission to land FLUG Landeerlaubnis* * *noun, no indef. art.Erlaubnis, die; (given by official body) Genehmigung, dieask [somebody's] permission — [jemanden] um Erlaubnis bitten
who gave you permission to do this? — wer hat dir erlaubt, das zu tun?
with your permission — wenn Sie gestatten; mit Ihrer Erlaubnis
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[pəˈmɪʃən]blanket permission всеобъемлющее разрешение building permission разрешение на строительство permission позволение, разрешение permission разрешение permission to appeal разрешение на апелляцию permission to conduct cases разрешение на ведение дел в суде permission to dump seabed material разрешение направлять в отвал материал с морского дна planning permission разрешение на планирование police permission разрешение, выдаваемое полицией prior permission предварительное разрешение refuse permission отказываться от разрешения special permission специальное разрешение third instance permission разрешение третьей инстанции -
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відмовляти, відкидати; відмовлятисяrefuse to give one's name and address — = refuse to give one's name surname and address відмовлятися повідомити своє прізвище і адресу
refuse to give one's name surname and address — = refuse to give one's name and address
- refuse a passportrefuse to reveal the name of the communicant — відмовлятися назвати особу, яка надала відомості
- refuse a patent
- refuse a visa
- refuse an alcohol test
- refuse an appeal
- refuse an application
- refuse diplomatic recognition
- refuse permission
- refuse sexual advances
- refuse the refugee status
- refuse to do a crime
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per·mis·sion [pəʼmɪʃən, Am pɚʼ-] nwith your \permission, I'd like to... wenn Sie gestatten, würde ich gerne...;with sb's written \permission mit jds schriftlichem Einverständnis;to ask \permission of sb [or sb for \permission] jdn um Erlaubnis fragen;( official body) jdm die Genehmigung zu etw dat erteilen;to refuse \permission die Genehmigung verweigern -
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n позволение, разрешениеСинонимический ряд:1. admission (noun) acquiescence; admission; endorsement; enfranchisement; indulgence; legalization; license2. authority (noun) allowance; approval; authorisation; authority; authorization; consent; justification; leave; liberty; licence; permit; power; sanction; sufferance; warrantАнтонимический ряд:prohibition; refusal; restriction; veto -
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Iотка́зывать(ся)refuse point-blank — отказа́ться наотре́з
IIrefuse permission — отказа́ть в разреше́нии
му́сор м, отбро́сы мнkitchen refuse — ку́хонные (пищевы́е) отбро́сы
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3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque refuse est un verbe, le se final se prononce z et l'accent tombe sur la deuxième syllabe: rɪˈfju:z ; lorsque c'est un nom, le se final se prononce s et l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈrefju:s.* * *I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]transitive verb refuser ( to do de faire)2.intransitive verb refuserII ['refjuːs] -
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♦ permission /pəˈmɪʃn/n. [u]permesso; autorizzazione ( anche comput.); licenza: to receive permission to do st., ricevere il permesso di fare qc.; to grant sb. permission, accordare a q. il permesso; to obtain permission, riuscire ad avere il permesso; to refuse sb. permission, negare a q. il permesso; You should ask your father's permission, devi chiedere il permesso a tuo padre● (comput.) permission level, livello di autorizzazione □ (comput.) permission policy, criteri di autorizzazione □ permission-based marketing, marketing autorizzato. -
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I 1. transitive verb1) ablehnen; abweisen [Heiratsantrag]; verweigern [Nahrung, Befehl, Bewilligung, Zutritt, Einreise, Erlaubnis]refuse somebody admittance/entry/permission — jemandem den Zutritt/die Einreise/die Erlaubnis verweigern
refuse to do something — sich weigern, etwas zu tun
2) (not oblige) abweisen [Person]3) [Pferd:] verweigern [Hindernis]2. intransitive verb1) ablehnen; (after request) sich weigern2) [Pferd:] verweigernII nounMüll, der; Abfall, der* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) sich weigern2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) ablehnen3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) verweigern•- academic.ru/61149/refusal">refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) der Abfall- refuse collector- refuse collection vehicle* * *re·fuse1[rɪˈfju:z]I \refuse to be ordered about ich lasse mich nicht herumkommandierento \refuse to eat/pay/talk sich akk weigern zu essen/bezahlen/sprechenII. vt▪ to \refuse sth etw ablehnen▪ to \refuse sb jdn zurückweisento \refuse admittance den Zutritt verweigernto \refuse compensation Schadenersatzansprüche ablehnen [o abweisen]to \refuse consent die Zustimmung verweigernto \refuse sb credit jdm keinen Kredit gewährento \refuse a fence/obstacle horse ein Hindernis verweigernthe horse \refused the obstacle das Pferd hat am Hindernis verweigertto \refuse all [offers of] help jegliche Hilfe ablehnento \refuse an offer ein Angebot ausschlagento \refuse a request eine Bitte abschlagenref·use2[ˈrefju:s]garden/kitchen \refuse Garten-/Küchenabfälle pl* * *I [rɪ'fjuːz]1. vtcandidate, proposal, offer ablehnen; invitation also absagen; (stronger) abweisen, zurückweisen; visa, permit, permission, payment verweigernto refuse to do sth — sich weigern, etw zu tun, etw nicht tun wollen
I refuse to believe it — ich weigere mich, das zu glauben, ich glaube das einfach nicht
he was refused entry into Germany —
they were refused permission (to leave) — es wurde ihnen nicht gestattet (wegzugehen)
he refused food — er verweigerte die Nahrungsaufnahme
he/his request was refused — er/seine Bitte wurde abgelehnt
she refused him —
the horse refused the fence — das Pferd hat am Hindernis verweigert
2. viablehnen; (to do sth) sich weigern II ['refjuːs]nMüll m; (= food waste) Abfall m* * *refuse1 [rıˈfjuːz]A v/t1. ein Angebot, ein Amt, einen Freier, Kandidaten etc ablehnen, ein Angebot auch ausschlagen, etwas oder jemanden zurückweisen, jemanden abweisen, jemandem eine Bitte abschlagen:refuse an order einen Befehl verweigern;refuse a chance von einer Gelegenheit keinen Gebrauch machen;refuse sb permission jemandem die Erlaubnis verweigern2. sich weigern, es ablehnen ( beide:to do zu tun):he refused to believe it er wollte es einfach nicht glauben;he refused to be bullied er ließ sich nicht einschüchtern;3. den Gehorsam etc verweigern:refuse control sich der Kontrolle entziehen5. Kartenspiel: Farbe nicht bedienenB v/i1. ablehnen2. sich weigern, es ablehnen3. ablehnen, absagen:4. verweigern (Pferd)5. Kartenspiel: nicht bedienenrefuse2 [ˈrefjuːs]A s1. Abfall m, Abfälle pl, Müll m2. fig Auswurf m, -schuss mB adj1. Abfall…, Müll…:refuse bin Mülltonne f;refuse collection Müllabfuhr f;refuse collector Müllmann m;refuse pit Müllgrube f2. wertlos* * *I 1. transitive verb1) ablehnen; abweisen [Heiratsantrag]; verweigern [Nahrung, Befehl, Bewilligung, Zutritt, Einreise, Erlaubnis]refuse somebody admittance/entry/permission — jemandem den Zutritt/die Einreise/die Erlaubnis verweigern
refuse to do something — sich weigern, etwas zu tun
2) (not oblige) abweisen [Person]3) [Pferd:] verweigern [Hindernis]2. intransitive verb1) ablehnen; (after request) sich weigern2) [Pferd:] verweigernII nounMüll, der; Abfall, der* * *n.Müll nur sing. m. v.ablehnen v.abschlagen v.abweisen v.sich weigern v.verwehren v.verweigern v. -
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Ⅰ.refuse1 [rɪ'fju:z](a) (turn down → invitation, gift) refuser; (→ offer) refuser, décliner; (→ request, proposition) refuser, rejeter;∎ to refuse to do sth refuser de ou formal se refuser à faire qch;∎ I refuse to accept that all is lost je refuse de croire que tout soit perdu;∎ to refuse to comment se refuser à tout commentaire;∎ I refused to take delivery of the parcel j'ai refusé le paquet;∎ to refuse to fight refuser le combat;∎ the car refuses to start la voiture ne veut pas démarrer;∎ to be refused essuyer un refus;∎ she refused him (would not marry him) elle l'a rejeté∎ he was refused entry on lui a refusé l'entrée;∎ they were refused a loan on leur a refusé un prêt;∎ we were refused permission to see him on nous a refusé la permission de le voir;∎ I don't see how we can refuse them je ne vois pas comment on peut le leur refuser(c) Horseriding refuser;∎ to refuse a jump refuser de sauterⅡ.refuse2 ['refju:s]►► refuse bag sac m à ordures;British refuse bin poubelle f;British refuse chute vide-ordures m inv;British refuse collection ramassage m d'ordures;British refuse collector éboueur m;British refuse disposal traitement m des ordures;refuse disposal unit broyeur m d'ordures; -
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I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.)2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.)3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.)•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.)- refuse collection vehicle* * *refuse /ˈrɛfju:s/A n. [u]rifiuti; immondiziaB a.di scarto; di rifiuto● refuse collection, raccolta dei rifiuti □ refuse collector, netturbino □ refuse container, cassonetto dell'immondizia □ refuse disposal, smaltimento dei rifiuti □ refuse dump, discarica pubblica □ refuse sack, sacco per l'immondiziaFALSI AMICI: refuse non significa refuso. ♦ (to) refuse /rɪˈfju:z/A v. t.1 rifiutare; ( anche leg.) ricusare; respingere: He refused my offer [the goods, etc.], ha rifiutato la mia offerta [la merce, ecc.]; to refuse sb. permission, negare a q. il permesso; to refuse flatly, rifiutare seccamente; She was refused permission, le hanno negato il permesso; He refused my request, ha respinto la mia richiesta; She absolutely refused to see him, si rifiutò categoricamente di vederlo NOTA D'USO: - to refuse, to decline o to deny?-B v. i.1 rifiutare, rifiutarsi (di); ( di cosa) non volere: I asked her to help, but she refused, le ho chiesto di aiutarci, ma ha rifiutato; She refused to sing at the party, si è rifiutata di cantare alla festa; The engine refused to start, il motore non voleva partire● (equit.: del cavallo) to refuse the jump, rifiutare l'ostacolo □ to refuse orders, non accettare ordini □ I've never been refused, non ho mai ricevuto un rifiuto.* * *I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti -
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1. II asked him to come (to join us, etc.), but he refused я пригласил /попросил/ его прийти и т.д., но он отказался; she is free to refuse она может /имеет право/ отказаться2. IIrefuse in some manner refuse pointblank (positively, obstinately, curtly, courteously, haughtily, etc.) отказываться наотрез и т.д.3. III1) refuse smth. refuse a request (permission, admittance, help, leave of absence, etc.) отказывать в просьбе и т.д.; refuse smb. refuse a lady (miners, etc.) отказывать даме и т.д.2) refuse smth. refuse smb.'s invitation (a gift, a bribe, money, an office, the nomination for mayor, food, all medicines, etc.) отказываться от приглашения и т.д., не принимать приглашение и т.д.; he refused my offer of help он отказался от моего предложения о помощи; the editor refused the story редактор не взял этот рассказ; refuse smb. refuse a suitor (a candidate, this pleasant young man, etc.) отказывать поклоннику и т.д.4. IVrefuse smth. in some manner refuse smth. resolutely (modestly, curtly, etc.) отказывать в чем-л. решительно и т.д.5. Vrefuse smb. smth. refuse smb. money (any information, admittance, satisfaction, tribute, one's request, a favour, etc.) отказывать кому-л. в деньгах и т.д.; they refused me permission они мне не дали разрешения; I can't refuse her anything я ни в чем не могу ей отказать6. XIbe refused the invitation was refused от приглашения отказались; that is not to be refused a) в этом отказать нельзя; б) от этого нельзя отказаться; be refused in some manner the request was curtly refused в просьбе было резко отказано; I have never been refused мне никогда не отказывали, я никогда не получал отказа7. XIIIrefuse to do smth.1) resolutely (steadily, stupidly, etc.) refuse to help [me] (to answer, to speak, to eat, to move on, to surrender, to take money, to give one's consent, etc.) решительно и т.д. отказываться помочь [мне] и т.д., we refuseed to accept his resignation мы отказались принять его отставку; she refused to be seen home она отказалась /не захотела/, чтобы ее провожали домой2) refuse to burn (to shut, etc.) никак не загораться и т.д., three times the trap refused to work трижды капкан не срабатывал8. XXI1refuse smth. for smth. refuse a hundred pounds for a picture отказаться взять сто фунтов за картину -
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I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) nægte2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) afslå3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) nægte; forbyde•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) affald; skrald- refuse collection vehicle* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) nægte2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) afslå3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) nægte; forbyde•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) affald; skrald- refuse collection vehicle -
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I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz] vtpermission, consent odmawiać (odmówić perf) +gen; request odmawiać (odmówić perf) +dat; invitation, gift, offer odrzucać (odrzucić perf)2. viII ['rɛfjuːs] nto refuse to do sth — odmawiać (odmówić perf) zrobienia czegoś
odpadki pl, śmieci pl* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) odmówić2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) odrzucić3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) wzbraniać•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) odpadki- refuse collection vehicle
См. также в других словарях:
refuse permission — index ban, censor, interdict, prohibit, proscribe (prohibit) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
permission — per‧mis‧sion [pəˈmɪʆn ǁ pər ] noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is officially told that they are allowed to do something: permission to do something • The Board denied the company permission to build the pipeline. • The officer approved … Financial and business terms
permission — per|mis|sion W3S2 [pəˈmıʃən US pər ] n [U] when someone is officially allowed to do something ▪ You must ask permission before taking any photographs inside the church. ▪ They didn t have permission to cross the frontier. ▪ Who gave him… … Dictionary of contemporary English
permission*/*/ — [pəˈmɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] the right to do something that is given to you by someone in authority You are not allowed to camp here without permission.[/ex] Children should ask their parents permission before making phone calls.[/ex] Who gave you… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
refuse — I UK [rɪˈfjuːz] / US [rɪˈfjuz] verb Word forms refuse : present tense I/you/we/they refuse he/she/it refuses present participle refusing past tense refused past participle refused *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say you will not do something… … English dictionary
refuse — ref|use1 [ rı fjuz ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: Mom asked him to apologize, but he refused. refuse to do something: How could he refuse to help his own son? flatly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
refuse — refuse1 refusable, adj. refuser, n. /ri fyoohz /, v., refused, refusing. v.t. 1. to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award. 2. to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.): to refuse permission. 3. to express a… … Universalium
refuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trash, truck, rubbish, waste, leavings, garbage. See uselessness. v. See refusal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rubbish, litter, waste, leavings; see trash 1 , 3 . v. Syn. decline, reject, repudiate, deny,… … English dictionary for students
permission — permission, leave, sufferance denote the sanction which enables one to do something that requires the consent of those in authority. Permission is the ordinary term except in some conventional phrases; it commonly implies the power or authority… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
refuse to give permission — index forbid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refuse — 1 /rI fju:z/ verb 1 (I) to say or show that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: I m sure if you ask her to help you, she won t refuse. | refuse to do sth: I refuse to take part in anything that s illegal. | flatly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English