declinar

v.

1 to decline (gen) & (grammar).

declinó amablemente la invitación he politely declined the invitation

Su entusiasmo declina con el tiempo His enthusiasm declines with time.

María declinó el aventón Mary declined the ride.

Me declinó el negocio My business declined.

2 to draw to a close.

su interés por la caza ha declinado his interest in hunting has declined

3 to turn down the offer, to refuse, to decline.

Ricardo declinó elegantemente Richard turned down the offer elegantly.

4 to refuse to, to abstain from, to decline to, to forsake.

María declinó cuidar del chico Mary refused to take care of the boy.

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declinar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (brújula) to decline

2 (disminuir) to decline, come down

■ la fiebre ha empezado a declinar her fever has started to come down

■ la salud del enfermo declinó en otoño the patient's health declined in autumn

3 (acercarse al fin) to end, draw to an end

■ salimos cuando declinaba la tarde we went out as evening fell

► verbo transitivo

1 (rechazar) to decline, refuse

2 GRAMÁTICA to decline

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1. VT

1) (=rechazar) [+ honor, invitación] to decline; (Jur) to reject

declinamos cualquier responsabilidad — we cannot accept responsibility

declinar hacer algo — to decline to do sth

2) (Ling) to decline

2. VI

1) (=decaer) to decline, decay

2) liter [día] to draw to a close

3) [terreno] to slope (away o down)

4) (Ling) to decline

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <invitación/oferta/honor> to turn down, decline (frml)

declinó hacer declaraciones — she declined to make a statement

la compañía declina toda responsabilidad ... — the company accepts no responsibility ...

b) (Ling) to decline

2.

declinar vi (liter) día/tarde to draw to a close (liter)

al declinar el día — as the day draws to a close (liter)

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= decline, take + a dive, turn down, take + a dip.

Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.

Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <invitación/oferta/honor> to turn down, decline (frml)

declinó hacer declaraciones — she declined to make a statement

la compañía declina toda responsabilidad ... — the company accepts no responsibility ...

b) (Ling) to decline

2.

declinar vi (liter) día/tarde to draw to a close (liter)

al declinar el día — as the day draws to a close (liter)

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= decline, take + a dive, turn down, take + a dip.

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.

Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

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declinar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹invitación/oferta/honor› to turn down, decline (frml); ‹propuesta› to reject, turn down

declinó hacer declaraciones she declined to make a statement

[ S ] la compañía declina toda responsabilidad … the company accepts no responsibility …, the company cannot accept liability …

2 (Ling) to decline

■ declinar

vi

(liter); «día/tarde» to draw to a close (liter); «fuerzas» to diminish; «salud» to decline

al declinar el día as the day draws to a close (liter)

cuando los días comienzan a declinar when the days begin to draw in

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declinar (conjugate declinar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹invitación/oferta/honor› to turn down, decline (frml)

b) (Ling) to decline

declinar
I vi (perder fuerza) to decline
II vtr (rechazar) to decline: declinamos su invitación, we refused their invitation
'declinar' also found in these entries:
English:
decline
- decay

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declinar

♦ vt

1. [rechazar] [ofrecimiento] to decline;

declinó amablemente la invitación he politely declined the invitation;

declinó toda responsabilidad en este asunto he disclaimed any responsibility in this affair;

declinó hacer ningún comentario he declined to make any comment

2. Gram to decline

♦ vi

1. [fiebre] to subside, to abate;

[economía, imperio] to decline; [carrera profesional] to decline, to go into a decline; [fuerzas, energías, ganas, entusiasmo] to wane; [estado de salud] to deteriorate;

su interés por la caza ha declinado his interest in hunting has waned

2. [día, tarde] to draw to a close;

al declinar el día as the day drew to a close

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declinar

v/t & v/i decline

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declinar vt

: to decline, to turn down

declinar vi

1) : to draw to a close

2) : to diminish, to decline