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refusal [rɪˈfjuːzəl] n
1. the act or an instance of refusing 2. the opportunity to reject or accept; option ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
refusal noun rejection, denial, defiance, rebuff, knock-back (slang), thumbs down, repudiation, kick in the teeth (slang), negation, no a refusal of planning permission first refusal option, choice, opportunity, consideration A tenant may have a right of first refusal if a property is offered for sale. Translations refusal [rɪˈfjuːzəl] N 1. → negativa f she brushed aside my refusals → hizo caso omiso de mis negativas he didn't take her refusal seriously → no tomó en serio su negativa he was shot for his refusal to obey orders → lo mataron de un tiro por negarse a obedecer órdenes I'm giving you/you have first refusal (on the house) → le daré/tendrá prioridad en la compra(de la casa) a flat refusal → una negativa rotunda her request met with a flat refusal → su solicitud fue rechazada de plano 2. [of application] → denegación f refusal [rɪˈfjuːzəl] n (= option) to have first refusal on sth → avoir droit de préemption sur qch to give sb first refusal → donner à qn un droit de préemption refusal n → Ablehnung f; (of offer) → Ablehnung f, → Zurückweisung f; (of food, permission, visa, permit) → Verweigerung f; (to do sth) → Weigerung f; her refusal (of the invitation) → ihre Absage; to meet with a refusal, to get a refusal → eine Absage erhalten; to give (somebody) a flat refusal → jdm eine glatte Absage erteilen; to give somebody first refusal of something → jdm etw zuerst or als Erstem anbieten; (with purchase) → jdm das Vorkaufsrecht an etw (dat) → einräumen; to have (the) first refusal of something → etw als Erster angeboten bekommen; right of first refusal → Vorkaufsrecht nt (Showjumping) → Verweigerung f refusal [rɪˈfjuːz/əl] n refusal (to do) → rifiuto (di or a fare) to have first refusal on sth → avere il diritto d'opzione su qc refusal [rɪˈfjuːz/əl] n refusal (to do) → rifiuto (di or a fare) to have first refusal on sth → avere il diritto d'opzione su qc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, "that it is usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second, or even a third time. I think perhaps I should have made a show of the indignation I really felt, and I am sure that Colonel MacAndrew at least would have thought well of me if I had been able to report my stout refusal to sit at the same table with a man of such character. finality thus: the refusal absolute, the refusal condition, the |
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