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refuse (EN)
verbi, substantiivi

verbi “refuse”

refuse; he refuses; past refused, part. refused; ger. refusing
  1. kieltäytyä (jostakin tarjotusta)
    She refused the dessert, saying she was full.
  2. kieltäytyä (tekemästä jotakin pyydettyä)
    He refused to help me when I asked him to carry the boxes.
  3. evätä
    The bank refused him a loan because of his poor credit history.
  4. vetää takaisin (joukot taistelussa)
    The general refused the right flank to reinforce the center.

substantiivi “refuse”

sg. refuse, uncountable
  1. jäte
    The city's refuse is collected every Monday.