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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > decline an invitation
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1) Дипломатический термин: не принять приглашения2) Макаров: отказаться от приглашения, отклонить приглашение -
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Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > decline an invitation
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English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to decline an invitation
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1 (request, card) invitation f ; an invitation to lunch/dinner une invitation à déjeuner/à dîner ; to send/accept/decline an invitation envoyer/accepter/décliner une invitation ; thank you for your kind invitation je vous remercie de votre aimable invitation ; we regret we are unable to accept your kind invitation nous regrettons de ne pouvoir accepter votre aimable invitation ; to receive an invitation to do être invité à faire ;2 ¢ ( act of inviting) invitation f ; ‘by invitation only’ ‘entrée sur invitation uniquement’ ; at sb's invitation à or sur l'invitation de qn ;3 Ind (summons, bidding) offre f ; the rail union issued an urgent invitation to talks le syndicat des chemins de fer a lancé une offre pressante de négociations ;5 fig ( encouragement) incitation f ; unlocked doors are an open invitation to burglars les portes non fermées à clé sont une incitation manifeste pour les cambrioleurs ; this was an invitation to him to feel persecuted cela l'a incité à se considérer comme persécuté. -
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♦ decline /dɪˈklaɪn/n. [uc]1 declino: to be on the decline, essere in declino; the decline of the Roman Empire [of the steel industry], il declino dell'Impero Romano [dell'industria dell'acciaio]; The industry has been in decline for decades, l'industria è in declino da decenni; With the closure of the mines the area fell into decline, con la chiusura delle miniere, la regione è caduta in declino; economic decline, declino economico2 diminuzione; calo: a decline in population, una diminuzione della popolazione; a decline of 10% in the company's share price, un calo del 10% nel prezzo delle azioni della società; a decline in interest rates, un calo dei tassi d'interesse; a decline in business activity, una diminuzione degli affari3 (antiq.) il declinare, il tramonto (fig.)4 (med. antiq.) consunzione: He fell into a rapid decline and died, è andato rapidamente in consunzione ed è morto.♦ (to) decline /dɪˈklaɪn/A v. i.2 diminuire, calare: Prices [rates] are beginning to decline, i prezzi [i corsi] cominciano a calare; to decline in price, calare di prezzo; The share price declined by 8%, il prezzo delle azioni è diminuito dell'8%; Wild bird species have declined sharply, le specie di uccelli selvatici sono diminuite drasticamente; After reaching a peak in 2005, membership declined rapidly, dopo aver raggiunto una punta nel 2005, le adesioni sono rapidamente calate; Demand has declined sharply, la domanda ha subito una forte flessione; Trade in foodstuffs continued to decline, il commercio di generi alimentari continuava a registrare una flessione; to decline steadily, essere in calo costanteB v. t.1 (form.) declinare; rifiutare (cortesemente): to decline an invitation, declinare un invito; to decline an offer, rifiutare un'offerta; We asked him to come but he declined, gli abbiamo chiesto di venire, ma ha detto di no; She declined to give an explanation for her actions, ha rifiutato di dare una spiegazione per le sue azioni; (leg.) to decline any liability, declinare ogni responsabilità NOTA D'USO: - to refuse, to decline o to deny?-2 (gramm.) declinare● (leg.) to decline jurisdiction, dichiarare la propria incompetenza. -
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♦ invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/n. [cu]invito; richiamo; allettamento; stimolo: letter of invitation, lettera d'invito; an invitation to dinner, un invito a cena; to accept an invitation, accettare un invito; to extend an invitation to sb., rivolgere un invito a q.; to decline an invitation, declinare un invito; a standing invitation, un invito valido in qualunque occasione; Dry laws were an invitation to bootlegging, le leggi proibizioniste erano uno stimolo al contrabbando di liquori● invitation card, biglietto d'invito □ to do st. at sb. 's invitation, fare qc. dietro (o su) invito di q. □ (fig.) an open invitation, un invito a nozze (fig.). -
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1. intransitive verb1) (fall off) nachlassen; [Moral:] sinken, nachlassen; [Preis, Anzahl:] sinken, zurückgehen; [Gesundheitszustand:] sich verschlechtern2) (refuse)2. transitive verbdecline with thanks — (also iron.) dankend ablehnen
1) (refuse) ablehnendecline to do something — [es] ablehnen, etwas zu tun
2) (Ling.) deklinieren3. nounNachlassen, das (in Gen.)a decline in prices/numbers — ein Sinken der Preise/Anzahl
* * *1. verb2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) sich verschlechtern2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) der Rückgang* * *de·cline[dɪˈklaɪn]I. n1. (decrease) Rückgang m, Abnahme f; prices sich akk reduzieren, sich akk ermäßigen (to auf + akk), zurückgehena \decline in the number of unemployed ein Rückgang m der Arbeitslosenzahlto be on the [or in] \decline im Rückgang befindlich sein, zurückgehena rapid \decline in health ein schneller gesundheitlicher Verfallindustrial \decline Niedergang m der IndustrieII. vi1. (diminish) interest, popularity sinken, fallen, nachlassen, zurückgehen; health sich akk verschlechtern; strength abnehmen3. (refuse) ablehnenIII. vt▪ to \decline sth1. (refuse) etw ablehnento \decline an invitation/offer eine Einladung/ein Angebot ablehnen [o ausschlagen* * *[dI'klaɪn]1. n1) (in standards, birthrate, business, sales, prices) Rückgang m; (of empire, a party's supremacy) Untergang m, Niedergang mto be on the or in decline, to go or fall into decline (business) — zurückgehen; (empire) verfallen
she went into a decline — es ging bergab mit ihr
2. vt1) invitation, honour ablehnenhe declined to come — er hat es abgelehnt, zu kommen
3. vi1) (empire) verfallen; (fame) verblassen; (health) sich verschlechtern; (prices, business) zurückgehen; (importance, significance, value) geringer werden; (custom) aussterben; (popularity, enthusiasm, interest) abnehmen; (population, influence) abnehmen, zurückgehen2) (= refuse, say no) ablehnen3) (= slope ground) abfallenin his declining years — gegen Ende seiner Tage (liter)
* * *decline [dıˈklaın]A v/i1. sich neigen, sich senken, abschüssig sein, abfallen2. sich neigen, zur Neige gehen, dem Ende zugehen:declining age vorgerücktes Alter;he is in his declining years sein Leben neigt sich dem Ende zu3. verfallen, in Verfall geraten4. sich verschlechtern, abnehmen, zurückgehen (Geschäfte etc)5. sinken, fallen (Preise)6. verfallen (alter Mensch etc)7. sich herbeilassen (to zu)8. (höflich) ablehnen9. LING dekliniert werdenB v/t1. neigen, senken2. ausschlagen, (höflich) ablehnen:decline with thanks oft iron dankend ablehnen3. es ablehnen ( to do zu tun)4. LING deklinierenC s1. Neigung f, Senkung f2. Abhang m3. Neige f, Ende n:decline of life vorgerücktes Alter, Lebensabend m4. Sinken n, Untergang m (der Sonne)5. Niedergang m, Verfall m:a) zur Neige gehen,b) im Niedergang begriffen sein, sinken6. Verschlechterung f, Abnahme f, Rückgang m:decline in sales WIRTSCH Absatzrückgang;8. MEDa) (körperlicher und geistiger) Verfallb) obs Siechtum n, besonders Lungentuberkulose f* * *1. intransitive verb1) (fall off) nachlassen; [Moral:] sinken, nachlassen; [Preis, Anzahl:] sinken, zurückgehen; [Gesundheitszustand:] sich verschlechtern2) (refuse)2. transitive verbdecline with thanks — (also iron.) dankend ablehnen
1) (refuse) ablehnendecline to do something — [es] ablehnen, etwas zu tun
2) (Ling.) deklinieren3. nounNachlassen, das (in Gen.)a decline in prices/numbers — ein Sinken der Preise/Anzahl
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1) (a (written) request to come or go somewhere: Have you received an invitation to their party?; We had to refuse the invitation to the wedding.) invitación2) (the act of inviting: He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman.) invitacióninvitation n invitacióntr[ɪnvɪ'teɪʃən]1 invitación nombre femenino■ leaving the door unlocked is an open invitation to thieves dejar la puerta sin cerrar es tentar a los ladrones\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby invitation only entrada por invitacióninvitation [.ɪnvə'teɪʃən] n: invitación fn.• convite s.m.• envite s.m.• invitación s.f.• membrete s.m.'ɪnvə'teɪʃən, ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃəna) c u ( act of inviting) invitación fto accept/decline an invitation — aceptar/no aceptar una invitación
at the invitation of — invitado por, por invitación de
b) c (letter, card) invitación f[ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃǝn]1.N invitación fan invitation to dinner, a dinner invitation — una invitación para cenar
2.CPDinvitation card N — tarjeta f de invitación
* * *['ɪnvə'teɪʃən, ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃən]a) c u ( act of inviting) invitación fto accept/decline an invitation — aceptar/no aceptar una invitación
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- invitation aspects питання стосовно запрошення сторін- invitation card запрошення- invitation list список запрошених- official invitation офіційне запрошення- written invitation письмове запрошення- letter of invitation письмове запрошення- invitation to dinner запрошення на обід- admission by invitation only вхід тільки за запрошеннями- body of the invitation текст запрошення- distribution of invitations розповсюдження запрошень- reply to an invitation відповідь на запрошення- to accept an invitation прийняти запрошення- to accept the letter as proof of the invitation прийняти лист як підтвердження запрошення- to decline an invitation відхилити запрошення- to extend an invitation передати запрошення- to reply to the invitation відповісти на запрошення- to send out invitations розіслати запрошення -
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1. nпадение; снижение; понижение; упадок; спад; ухудшениеto be in decline — находиться в упадке; переживать упадок / кризис
to be on the decline — клониться к упадку; уменьшаться; сокращаться
- decline in jobsto offset price declines — компенсировать падение / снижение цен
- decline in the dollar
- decline in the living standard
- decline of art
- decline of export markets
- further decline of the dollar
- general decline
- irreversible decline in economic activity
- precipitous decline
- price decline
- real wages decline
- steady decline 2. v1) отклонять, отвергать; отказываться2) падать; снижаться; сокращаться; идти на убыль; приходить в упадок; ухудшаться•to decline a debate — отказываться от участия в дискуссии / прениях
to decline drastically — резко сокращаться (об экспорте, импорте и т.п.)
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1. n1) падение, упадок; спад; истощение2) падение, снижение (цен); спад, понижение•2. v1) отклонять, отвергать, отказываться2) приходить в упадок; уменьшаться, идти на убыль -
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[dɪ'klaɪn] 1. гл.1) спускаться вниз ( о поверхности)2)а) наклонять, склонять, клонитьto decline one's head on one's breast — склонить, уронить голову на грудь
б) наклоняться, склоняться, клониться3) заходить ( о небесном теле)4)а) идти к концу; приходить в упадок; ухудшатьсяThe day declined. — День клонился к вечеру.
His health was declining. — Его здоровье ухудшалось.
Syn:б) уменьшаться, идти на убыль; спадать ( о температуре)Profits declined by 10%. — Прибыль уменьшилась на десять процентов.
Syn:5) книжн. падать морально6) отклонять, давать вежливый отказ; вежливо отказыватьсяI am sorry I must decline your invitation. — К сожалению, я не могу принять ваше приглашение.
She declined to address the delegates. — Она отказалась выступить перед делегатами.
U.S. Embassy officials declined to say Friday when she would be flown back to the United States. — Сотрудники посольства США в пятницу отказались сообщить, когда она будет доставлена на родину.
7) лингв.а) склонятьб) склоняться2. сущ.1) падение, спад; упадок, конец, закатto fall / go / slip into a decline — приходить в упадок
Syn:4) склон, уклонThe frightful precipitation of a railway train down a decline. — Ужасное зрелище: поезд, спускающийся на полной скорости с холма.
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/di'klain/ * danh từ - sự sụt, sự suy tàn, sự suy sụp, sự tàn tạ =the decline of imperialism+ sự suy tàn của chủ nghĩa đế quốc =the decline of prices+ sự sụt giá =the decline of old age+ sự tàn tạ của tuổi già =the decline of the moon+ lúc trăng tàn - (y học) bệnh gầy mòn, sự sụt sức =to fall into a decline+ mắc bệnh gầy mòn, bị sụt sức * nội động từ - nghiêng đi, dốc nghiêng đi - nghiêng mình, cúi mình, cúi đầu rũ xuống - tàn dần (ngày); xế, xế tà (mặt trời...); suy đi, suy dần (sức khoẻ); sụt xuống (giá cả...) - suy sụp, suy vi, tàn tạ * ngoại động từ - nghiêng (mình), cúi (đầu) - từ chối, khước từ, không nhận, không chịu =to decline an invitation+ khước từ lời mời =to decline battle+ không chịu giao chiến =to decline a challenge+ không nhận lời thách =to decline to do (doing) something+ từ chối không làm gì =to decline with thanks+ từ chối một cách khinh bỉ - (ngôn ngữ học) biến cách -
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I n падіння, занепад; спад; виснаження; зниження (цін)- general decline загальна криза, загальний спад- to be in decline переживати кризу- on the decline в стані спадуII v1. зменшуватися, іти на спад2. занепадати; приходити до стану розладу3. відхиляти, відкидати, відмовляти(ся)- to decline a discussion уникнути обговорення- to decline an invitation відмовитись/ не прийняти запрошення- to decline an offer відхилити пропозицію- to decline to answer question відмовитися відповідати на запитання- to decline to take part in a conference (meeting, etc.) відмовитися від участі в нараді/ зборах тощо- business declined у справах почався застій -
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de·cline [dɪʼklaɪn] na \decline in the number of unemployed ein Rückgang m der Arbeitslosenzahl;a rapid \decline in health ein schneller gesundheitlicher Verfall;industrial \decline Niedergang m der Industrie vi1) ( diminish) interest, popularity sinken, fallen, nachlassen, zurückgehen; health sich akk verschlechtern; strength abnehmen3) ( refuse) ablehnen;to \decline sth1) ( refuse) etw ablehnen; -
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I[di΄klain] n անկում, իջեցում, վատա ցում. decline in trade առևտրի անկում. decline of one’s powers ուժերի թուլացում. decline in birthrate ծննդաբերության տոկոսի իջեցումII[di΄klain] v թեքվել, ընկնել, իջնել. մեր ժել, առարկել. decline an invitation/a proposal հրա վերը/առաջարկը մերժել. decline the responsibility պատասխանատվությունից խուս ափել. decline to answer հրաժարվել պատաս խա նելուց. The sun is declineing Արևը թեքվում է. The art/business is declineing Արվեստը/Ձեռ նար կությունը անկում է ապրում. His health declined Առողջությունը վատացավ -
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n. daling--------v. afdalen; achteruitgaan; verbuigen (in grammatica); afwijzendecline1[ diklajn] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 verval ⇒ achteruitgang, aftakeling2 daling ⇒ afname, vermindering♦voorbeelden:1 fall/go into a decline • beginnen af te takelen, in verval rakenon the decline • tanend————————decline21 (af)hellen ⇒ aflopen, dalen2 ten einde lopen ⇒ wegkwijnen, aftakelen♦voorbeelden:2 declining years • oude dag, laatste jaren1 (beleefd) weigeren ⇒ afslaan, van de hand wijzen♦voorbeelden:
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