refuse

refuse
I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]
verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi

to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn

2.
verbo intransitivo rifiutare
II 1. ['refjuːs]
nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino
2.
modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti
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I [rə'fju:z] verb
1) (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.)
II ['refju:s] noun
(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.)
- refuse collection vehicle
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refuse /ˈrɛfju:s/
A n. [u]
rifiuti; immondizia
B 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'immondizia
FALSI 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?-
2 rifiutare di sposare (q.)
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
2 (a carte) non rispondere (a colore)
● (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.
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I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]
verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi

to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn

2.
verbo intransitivo rifiutare
II 1. ['refjuːs]
nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino
2.
modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti

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