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Meanings of saying no in English

Russian
отказ
Catalan
rebuig
Spanish
negativa

Act of repudiation, abnegation, or declination.

отказ
Usage of saying no in English
1
Of course Nice regrets saying no to a particular new pharmaceutical product.
The Guardian
2
And I'm not saying no one was in the Randalls' house today.
Cry for the strangers
3
Merkel rejected that argument, saying no funds were taken away for refugees.
Reuters
4
Right now, saying no to this idea you've got for the Ferret?
A Hundred Thousand Worlds
5
Perhaps for this reason, Parton had long been saying no to festivals.
The Guardian
6
What this really means is you have to be comfortable saying no.
BBC
7
Theresa May rejects this version saying no PM would ever accept it.
The Irish Times
8
Mr Marrell disputes this, saying no meetings about his performance ever occurred.
News.com.au
9
Florimel turned again and rode on, saying no more about the handkerchief.
The Marquis of Lossie
10
And so again they sat and waited and waited, saying no word.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
11
Wilderling hissed at him, saying no words, just drawing in his breath.
The Secret City
12
But also, saying no to Putin can be a bad career move.
Reuters
13
It's no good saying no, your soul flashed forth in your denunciation.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
14
She lifted her lips with a gesture of submission, saying no word.
Charles Rex
15
For, saying no word, it was impossible he should betray his ignorance.
Mother Goose in Prose
16
I don't like saying no; it is always disagreeable to say no.'
The Untilled Field
This collocation consists of:
Translations for saying no
Catalan
rebuig
Saying no through the time
Saying no across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common