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refuse (EN)
verbo, sostantivo

verbo “refuse”

infinito refuse; lui refuses; pass. refused; p.p. refused; ger. refusing
  1. rifiutare (qualcosa offerto)
    She refused the dessert, saying she was full.
  2. rifiutarsi (di fare qualcosa)
    He refused to help me when I asked him to carry the boxes.
  3. negare (qualcosa a qualcuno)
    The bank refused him a loan because of his poor credit history.
  4. ritirare (truppe)
    The general refused the right flank to reinforce the center.

sostantivo “refuse”

singolare refuse, non numerabile
  1. rifiuti
    The city's refuse is collected every Monday.