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refuse

[rɪ'fjuːz]
гл.
1. отвергать, отказывать; отклонять
2. отказываться
3. воен.
  отводить войска назад; избегать столкновения с противником
4. резко, внезапно остановиться, заартачиться (о лошади)
['refjuːs] брит. / амер.
1. сущ.
  1. 1. мусор, отбросы, отходы
    2. остатки (чего-л.)
  2. отбросы, подонки; отребье
  3. текст. очёски, угар (отходы при обработке волокна, пряжи)
  4. горн. отвал горной породы; насыпь из пустых пород (при разработке месторождений полезных ископаемых)
2. прил.
  бесполезный, непригодный, никуда не годный; выброшенный (за ненадобностью)

Law (En-Ru)

refuse

отказывать(ся); отвергать, отклонять

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Andrey Yefimitch, who could never refuse anyone anything, gave him a ten-kopeck piece.
Андрей Ефимыч, который никогда не умел отказывать, подал ему гривенник.
Чехов, А.П. / Палата No. 6Chekhov, A. / Ward No. 6
Ward No. 6
Chekhov, A.
© 2009 Rowland Classics
Палата No. 6
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

We do not lose anything compared to if we refuse to go to the SEC.
Мы ничего не проиграли по сравнению с отказом идти в SEC.
© ПРЕССЦЕНТР Михаила Ходорковского и Платона Лебедева, 2011
http://www.khodorkovsky.ru/ 21.09.2011
© 2011 The International Legal Team of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev
http://www.khodorkovsky.ru/ 21.09.2011

"You refuse me this?"
— Значит, ты мне отказываешь?
Heinlein, Robert / Time Enough For LoveХайнлайн, Роберт / Достаточно времени для любви, или жизни Лазаруса Лонга
Достаточно времени для любви, или жизни Лазаруса Лонга
Хайнлайн, Роберт
© 1973 by Robert A. Heinlein
© Перевод. Ю. Соколов, 2008
© TERRA FANTASTICA, 2008
Time Enough For Love
Heinlein, Robert
© 1973 by Robert Heinlein

"Laying these facts before you, and knowing your humanity, I beg you not to refuse immediate help.Your well-wisher."
Сообщая об этом вам и зная вашу гуманность, прошу, не откажите в скорейшей помощи. Ваш доброжелатель.
Чехов, А.П. / ЖенаChekhov, A. / The wife
The wife
Chekhov, A.
© 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2004
Жена
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

That's the law, and you take it or refuse it as you please.
Это святой закон, и его надо или принять, или отвергнуть.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© "Издательство П. П. Сойкина", 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets

"I do refuse," she said.
– Да, отказываюсь, – сказала она.
Collins, Wilkie / The Woman in WhiteКоллинз, Уилки / Женщина в белом
Женщина в белом
Коллинз, Уилки
© "Издательство Академии наук Казахской ССР", 1959
The Woman in White
Collins, Wilkie
© 2009 Cassia Press

Should he refuse to deliver up his weapon, then I shall instantly seize one of his arms and General Ivolgin the other, and we shall hold him until the police arrive and take the matter into their own hands.
Если же не выдаст оружия, то я немедленно, сейчас же беру его за руки, я за одну, генерал за другую, и сей же час пошлю известить полицию, и тогда уже дело перейдет на рассмотрение полиции-с.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

As far as your mother's request is concerned - in the first place, how could I refuse?
Что же касается до поручения вашей матушки,- то, во-первых, как бы я мог отказаться?
Turgenev, I.S. / The Torrents of SpringТургенев, И.С. / Вешние воды
Вешние воды
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Torrents of Spring
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

"And could you picture someone who would categorically refuse to live in a world like that?"
- А вы можете представить себе человека, которому жить в таком мире категорично не хочется?
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris / The Ugly SwansСтругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис / Гадкие лебеди
Гадкие лебеди
Стругацкий, Аркадий,Стругацкий, Борис
The Ugly Swans
Strugatsky, Arkady,Strugatsky, Boris
© 1979 by Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.

But Mrs., or Lady Crawley, as she styled herself, came to town at once (attended with her solicitors, Messrs. Burke, Thurtell, and Hayes, of Thavies Inn) and dared the Company to refuse the payment.
Но миссис, или, как она себя титуловала, леди Кроули немедленно явилась в Лондон (в сопровождении своих поверенных, г.г. Берка, Тэртела и Хэйса из Тевиз-инна) и потребовала от общества выплаты денег.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / Vanity FairТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ярмарка тщеславия
Ярмарка тщеславия
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
Vanity Fair
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2001

Go up to her room, lock herself in and refuse to answer the door.
Подняться к себе в номер, запереться и на стук не отвечать.
Акунин, Борис / Турецкий ГамбитAkunin, Boris / Turkish Gambit
Turkish Gambit
Akunin, Boris
© Boris Akunin 1998
© Andrew Bromfield, translation
Турецкий Гамбит
Акунин, Борис
© Copyright Борис Акунин

"Why do you refuse?"
- Почему же вы отказываетесь?
Bulgakov, Michail / The Heart of a DogБулгаков, Михаил / Собачье сердце
Собачье сердце
Булгаков, Михаил
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Michail
© English translation Raduga Publishers 1990

"Pavel Andreitch!" she said, clasping her hands on her bosom, and her face took on the agonized, imploring expression with which frightened, weeping children beg not to be punished, "I know perfectly well that you will refuse me, but still I beg you.
- Павел Андреич, - сказала она, сложив на груди руки, и ее лицо приняло страдальческое, умоляющее выражение, с каким испуганные, плачущие дети просят, чтобы их не наказывали. - Я отлично знаю, вы мне откажете, но я всё-таки прошу.
Чехов, А.П. / ЖенаChekhov, A. / The wife
The wife
Chekhov, A.
© 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2004
Жена
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

In that case, States would refuse to exercise protection and the rule could not be applied in practice
В этом случае государство откажется обеспечивать защиту и на практике эта норма может быть не осуществлена.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/russian/ga/search/symbol.asp 31.10.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/russian/ga/search/symbol.asp 31.10.2010

But I'm a serious man, and I can refuse to submit to the idle whims of a giddy-woman!
Но я человек серьезный, и могу не захотеть подчиняться праздным фантазиям взбалмошной женщины!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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rɪ'fjuːzVerbотвергать; отказывать; отклонятьExamples

to refuse completely / outright / point-blank — решительно отказать
to refuse flatly — наотрез отказать
to refuse credence — отказать в доверии
to refuse a manuscript — отвергнуть рукопись
The cinema owners have the right to refuse admission to anyone under eighteen years of age. — Владельцы кинотеатров имеют право не пустить в зал любого человека младше 18 лет.
He refused them nothing. — Он им ни в чём не отказывал.

User translations

Verb

1.
Если вы отказываетесь что-то сделать потом, то используете refuse.
translation added by Рита Скутер
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2.
Существительное
мусор, отбросы, отходы
Глагол
отвергать, отказывать; отклонять
translation added by Ярослав Матвеенко
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The part of speech is not specified

1.
отказываться
translation added by Маргарита Власюк
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2.
отвергать,отказывать
translation added by Марина Лазарева
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3.
отказывать
translation added by Юнус Ходжаев
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4.
отказ
translation added by Sergey Makaryants
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5.
отказаться
translation added by Arthur Wayne
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Collocations

barker refuse

отходы окорки

building refuse

строительные отходы

bulk refuse container

контейнер для крупногабаритного мусора

burnable refuse

сгораемые отходы

compacted refuse

спрессованные отходы

furnace refuse

очаговые остатки

furnace refuse

топочные отходы

refuse a patent

отказывать в выдаче патента

refuse a payment

отказываться от платежа

refuse an offer

отклонить предложение

refuse an order

отказаться от заказа

refuse bag

мешок для мусора

refuse bin

мусорный бак

refuse bin

мусоросборник

refuse burner

мусоросжигатель

Word forms

refuse

verb

Basic forms
Past	refused
Imperative	refuse
Present Participle (Participle I)	refusing
Past Participle (Participle II)	refused

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I refuse	we refuse
you refuse	you refuse
he/she/it refuses	they refuse

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am refusing	we are refusing
you are refusing	you are refusing
he/she/it is refusing	they are refusing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have refused	we have refused
you have refused	you have refused
he/she/it has refused	they have refused

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been refusing	we have been refusing
you have been refusing	you have been refusing
he/she/it has been refusing	they have been refusing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I refused	we refused
you refused	you refused
he/she/it refused	they refused

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was refusing	we were refusing
you were refusing	you were refusing
he/she/it was refusing	they were refusing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had refused	we had refused
you had refused	you had refused
he/she/it had refused	they had refused

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been refusing	we had been refusing
you had been refusing	you had been refusing
he/she/it had been refusing	they had been refusing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will refuse	we shall/will refuse
you will refuse	you will refuse
he/she/it will refuse	they will refuse

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be refusing	we shall/will be refusing
you will be refusing	you will be refusing
he/she/it will be refusing	they will be refusing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have refused	we shall/will have refused
you will have refused	you will have refused
he/she/it will have refused	they will have refused

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been refusing	we shall/will have been refusing
you will have been refusing	you will have been refusing
he/she/it will have been refusing	they will have been refusing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would refuse	we should/would refuse
you would refuse	you would refuse
he/she/it would refuse	they would refuse

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be refusing	we should/would be refusing
you would be refusing	you would be refusing
he/she/it would be refusing	they would be refusing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have refused	we should/would have refused
you would have refused	you would have refused
he/she/it would have refused	they would have refused

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been refusing	we should/would have been refusing
you would have been refusing	you would have been refusing
he/she/it would have been refusing	they would have been refusing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am refused	we are refused
you are refused	you are refused
he/she/it is refused	they are refused

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being refused	we are being refused
you are being refused	you are being refused
he/she/it is being refused	they are being refused

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been refused	we have been refused
you have been refused	you have been refused
he/she/it has been refused	they have been refused

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was refused	we were refused
you were refused	you were refused
he/she/it was refused	they were refused

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being refused	we were being refused
you were being refused	you were being refused
he/she/it was being refused	they were being refused

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been refused	we had been refused
you had been refused	you had been refused
he/she/it had been refused	they had been refused

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be refused	we shall/will be refused
you will be refused	you will be refused
he/she/it will be refused	they will be refused

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been refused	we shall/will have been refused
you will have been refused	you will have been refused
he/she/it will have been refused	they will have been refused

refuse

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	refuse	refuses
Possessive case	refuse's	refuses'

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