Übersetzung & Definition
to refuse: verweigern, ablehnen, ab-/zurückweisen
Anmerkung: Nicht verwechseln mit dem Substantiv refuse, das "Müll" oder "Abfall" bedeutet.
a refusal: eine Ablehnung, eine Absage, eine Zurückweisung
Beispiel
- "I won't go into details but, in a classic example of cultural misunderstanding, she thought the small, red phone was intended as a gift, and she is now refusing to give it back!"
- "Since I was no longer covered, my insurance claim against Kalvin Krime was refused, even though the truck driver was the responsible party."
- "Your business card was attached to the patient's buttocks with chewing gum. He refuses to reveal his name, and broke a fire-extinguisher during check in."
- "Horatio was jailed in the meat freezer for refusing."
- "Still, Miracle Juices' founders, Bruno Delavigne and Horatio Oléré, have refused to accept the initial terms of the offer, leading to prolonged bargaining sessions behind closed doors."
- "and it was an offer he couldn't refuse."
- "Delavigne Corp, already considered a maverick in the cosmetics industry for its staunch refusal to use animals in the testing of its products, hopes to promote ecological awareness among customers as well as take advantage of a new wave of environmental consciousness brought to national attention by the recent bestseller "Global Warming: It's all your fault"."
- "Apparently, my job is so boring even a robot refuses to do it."
- "She refused to listen to me."
- "Horatio came back to help me, but I refused."
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