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    Refuse (en. Denied)

    /ʁə.fyz/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Waste or undesirable material.
    The city's garbage is a refuse problem.
    Les ordures de la ville sont un problème de refuse.
    An object that is rejected.
    There is a lot of refuse in this part of the street.
    Il y a beaucoup de refuse dans ce coin de la rue.
    verb
    To reject a request or a proposal.
    He refused the job offer.
    Il a refusé l'offre d'emploi.
    To not accept something.
    She refused to participate in the project.
    Elle a refusé de participer au projet.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'refusus', past participle of 'refundere', meaning 'to flow again'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to make refuse
    To act to throw away waste or get rid of something.
    faire le refuse
    to refuse to see
    To deliberately ignore a situation or a problem.
    refuser de voir
    to refuse an offer
    To reject a proposal that has been made.
    refuser une offre

    Related Words

    rejection
    The act of refusing something.
    rejet
    waste
    Substances or objects considered useless.
    déchets
    scraps
    Materials that are discarded due to their uselessness.
    rebuts

    Slang Meanings

    To refuse something with disdain.
    He literally made a refuse of that idea.
    Il a littéralement fait un refuse à cette idée.
    Waste considered to have value.
    They sift through the refuse to find recyclable items.
    Ils fouillent le refuse pour trouver des objets recyclables.