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refuses

/rɪˈfjuːzɪz/ /rɪˈfjuːsɪz/

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verb

Rechazar, negarse

To decline (a request or demand).

Examples :

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

Mi solicitud de un aumento de sueldo fue rechazada.

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verb

Rechazar, negarse

To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

Examples :

"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."

Le pregunté a la estrella si podía tener su autógrafo, pero ella se negó.

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verb

Rechazar, negarse

To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

Examples :

"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"

rechazar el ala derecha mientras el ala izquierda ataca

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verb

Rechaza, niega

Examples :

"After the scandal, the company refuses to acknowledge any connection to its former CEO, effectively disowning him. "

Después del escándalo, la empresa se niega a reconocer cualquier conexión con su antiguo CEO, desautorizándolo efectivamente.

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verb

Volver a fundir, refundir

Examples :

"The ice sculpture partially melts in the sun during the day, but refuses overnight when the temperature drops below freezing. "

La escultura de hielo se derrite parcialmente al sol durante el día, pero se vuelve a fundir durante la noche cuando la temperatura desciende por debajo de cero grados.

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