rehusar

v.

1 to refuse.

2 to refuse to, to decline to.

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REHUSAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(stressed ú in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

rehúso, rehúsas, rehúsa, rehusamos, rehusáis, rehúsan.

Present Subjunctive

rehúse, rehúses, rehúse, rehusemos, rehuséis, rehúsen.

Imperative

rehúsa (tú), rehúse (él/Vd.), rehusemos (nos.), rehusad (vos.), rehúsen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to decline, refuse

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1.

VT to refuse

rehusar hacer algo — to refuse to do sth

2.

VI to refuse

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1.

verbo transitivo to refuse

rehusé la oferta — I refused o (frml) declined the offer

2.

rehusar vi to refuse

3.

rehusarse (esp AmL) v pron to refuse

rehusarse A + INF — to refuse to + inf

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= refuse, turn down, baulk at [balk at], withhold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.

Ex. If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.

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

Ex. Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

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1.

verbo transitivo to refuse

rehusé la oferta — I refused o (frml) declined the offer

2.

rehusar vi to refuse

3.

rehusarse (esp AmL) v pron to refuse

rehusarse A + INF — to refuse to + inf

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= refuse, turn down, baulk at [balk at], withhold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.

Ex: If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.

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

Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

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rehusar [A23 ]

vt

A (rechazar) ‹honor/premio› to refuse

rehusé tomar parte en el asunto I refused to take part in it

rehusé la oferta I refused o (frml) declined the offer

B (denegar) to deny

no podemos rehusarle esa oportunidad we cannot deny her the opportunity

■ rehusar

vi

(Equ) to refuse

■ rehusarse

v pron

to refuse

le pedí que interviniera pero se rehusó I asked him to step in but he refused

rehusarse A + INF to refuse to + INF

se rehusó a hacer declaraciones she refused to comment

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rehusar (conjugate rehusar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to refuse
rehusarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to refuse
rehusar verbo transitivo to refuse: rehusó presidir la empresa, she refused to accept the post of manageress
'rehusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negar
- plano
English:
decline
- refuse

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rehusar

♦ vt

to refuse;

rehusó la invitación he turned down the invitation;

rehusó colaborar con nosotros she refused to work with us

♦ vi

to refuse

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rehusar

v/t refuse, decline

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rehusar {8} v

: to refuse

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rehusar vb to refuse