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refuse (EN)
verbi, substantiivi

verbi “refuse”

infinitiivi refuse; hän refuses; imperfekti refused; part. perf. 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”

yksikkö refuse, ei-laskettava
  1. jäte
    The city's refuse is collected every Monday.