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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
at the invitation of — invitado por, por invitación de
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1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) rehusar, rechazar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) disminuir
2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) decaimiento, deterioro, descensodecline vb1. disminuir2. no aceptarI invited him to the party, but he declined le invité a la fiesta, pero no aceptótr[dɪ'klaɪn]1 (decrease) disminución nombre femenino, descenso2 (deterioration - gen) deterioro, declive nombre masculino, decadencia; (in health) deterioro, empeoramiento1 (decrease - gen) disminuir, decrecer; (interest) disminuir, decaer2 (deteriorate - gen) deteriorarse; (health) deteriorarse, empeorarse; (standard, quality) decaer, disminuir3 (refuse) rehusar una invitación, declinar una invitación4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL declinarse1 (refuse) rehusar, declinar2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL declinar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in decline estar en declive, estar en decadenciato be on the decline (fall, decrease) ir disminuyendo, estar descendiendo 2 (become less important) ir a menos 3 (worsen) empezar a empeorarto fall into decline entrar en decadencia1) descend: descender2) deteriorate: deteriorarse, decaerher health is declining: su salud se está deteriorando3) decrease: disminuir, decrecer, decaer4) refuse: rehusardecline vt1) inflect: declinar2) refuse, turn down: declinar, rehusardecline n1) deterioration: decadencia f, deterioro m2) decrease: disminución f, descenso m3) slope: declive m, pendiente fn.• baja s.f.• bajada s.f.• bajón s.m.• caimiento s.m.• decadencia s.f.• declinación s.f.• depresión s.f.• descenso s.m.• ocaso s.m.v.• aniquilarse v.• decaer v.(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)• declinar v.• descaecer v.• desgastar v.• desmedrar v.• desmejorar v.• desmoronar v.• menguar v.• rechazar v.• rehuir v.• rehusar v.dɪ'klaɪn
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noun (no pl)a) ( decrease) descenso m, disminución fb) ( downward trend) declive m, decadencia f, deterioro mto be in decline — estar* en declive or en decadencia
to go into a decline — entrar en decadencia; ( Med) empezar* a empeorar
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1)a) ( decrease) \<\<production/strength\>\> disminuir*, decrecer*; \<\<interest\>\> disminuir*, decaer*to decline in importance — perder* importancia
b) ( deteriorate) \<\<health\>\> deteriorarse; \<\<industry/region/standards\>\> decaer*c) declining pres p <industry/region/standards> en declive, en decadencia2) ( refuse)I invited him, but he declined — lo invité, pero rehusó or declinó mi invitación
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decline vt1) ( refuse) \<\<offer/invitation\>\> rehusar, declinar2) ( Ling) declinar[dɪ'klaɪn]1. N1) (=decrease) (in numbers, sales) descenso m, disminución f (in de); (in support, interest) disminución f2) (=deterioration) decadencia f, declive m, deterioro m ; (in standards) descenso m, declive m ; (Med) debilitamiento mto fall into decline — [industry, town] entrar en decadencia, entrar en declive
to go into a decline — (Med) ir debilitándose
2. VT1) (=refuse) rehusar, rechazar, declinar frmto decline to do sth — rehusar hacer algo, declinar hacer algo frm
2) (Ling) declinar3. VI2) (=refuse) negarse, rehusar3) (Ling) declinarse* * *[dɪ'klaɪn]
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noun (no pl)a) ( decrease) descenso m, disminución fb) ( downward trend) declive m, decadencia f, deterioro mto be in decline — estar* en declive or en decadencia
to go into a decline — entrar en decadencia; ( Med) empezar* a empeorar
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1)a) ( decrease) \<\<production/strength\>\> disminuir*, decrecer*; \<\<interest\>\> disminuir*, decaer*to decline in importance — perder* importancia
b) ( deteriorate) \<\<health\>\> deteriorarse; \<\<industry/region/standards\>\> decaer*c) declining pres p <industry/region/standards> en declive, en decadencia2) ( refuse)I invited him, but he declined — lo invité, pero rehusó or declinó mi invitación
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decline vt1) ( refuse) \<\<offer/invitation\>\> rehusar, declinar2) ( Ling) declinar -
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invitación sustantivo femenino invitation
invitación sustantivo femenino invitation ' invitación' also found in these entries: Spanish: declinar - desairar - desprecio - aceptar - contestar - rechazar - rechazo English: complimentary ticket - decline - formal - invitation - standing - treat - complimentary - extend - have -
4 refuse
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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5 declinar
declinar ( conjugate declinar) verbo transitivob) (Ling) to decline
declinar
I vi (perder fuerza) to decline
II vtr (rechazar) to decline: declinamos su invitación, we refused their invitation ' declinar' also found in these entries: English: decline - decay
См. также в других словарях:
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invitation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ kind ▪ formal ▪ open, standing ▪ We have an open invitation to use their weekend home whenever we like. ▪ An unlocked door is an ope … Collocations dictionary
invitation — n. 1) to extend, issue, send an invitation 2) to send out invitations 3) to decline, spurn an invitation 4) a cordial, kind; formal; informal invitation 5) an invitation to (an invitation to a party) 6) an invitation to + inf. (she has received… … Combinatory dictionary
decline — de|cline1 W2 [dıˈklaın] n [singular, U] a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something decline in ▪ There has been a decline in the size of families. decline of ▪ the decline of manufacturing rapid/sharp/steep/dramatic decline ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
decline */*/*/ — I UK [dɪˈklaɪn] / US verb Word forms decline : present tense I/you/we/they decline he/she/it declines present participle declining past tense declined past participle declined 1) [intransitive] to become less or worse The number of people buying… … English dictionary