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Meanings of
turn down
in English
Portuguese
recusar
Catalan
rebutjar
Spanish
rechazar
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Reject with contempt.
scorn
reject
disdain
spurn
pooh-pooh
freeze off
Portuguese
recusar
Portuguese
recusar
Catalan
rebutjar
Spanish
rechazar
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Refuse to accept.
decline
refuse
pass up
turn away
accept
admit
Portuguese
recusar
Portuguese
reduzir
Catalan
baixar
Spanish
bajar
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Make lower or quieter.
lower
lour
Portuguese
reduzir
To fold the edge of something.
turn back
Usage of
turn down
in English
1
However, Evans said the opportunity was simply too good to
turn
down
.
2
Watson said it was possible the three would
turn
down
the request.
3
However, her decision to
turn
down
the historic offer ended up backfiring.
4
However, if the oil starts smoking,
turn
down
the heat without delay.
5
Often, the best thing we can do is
turn
down
the volume.
6
I see a van speed past and
turn
down
the Clarks' drive.
7
We can
turn
down
any case we don't feel comfortable with, though.
8
Is it too much to ask you to
turn
down
the volume?
9
I came out here to ask them to
turn
down
the music.
10
He doesn't want to leave this world, just
turn
down
the volume.
11
It's unclear how many of those people did
turn
down
the offer.
12
She wanted to
turn
down
the job, but he had been insistent.
13
A huge burst of static forced Griff to
turn
down
the feed.
14
Call me shallow: I wasn't about to
turn
down
a paying customer.
15
That would have been a hard request to
turn
down
,
I imagine.
16
Baste liberally and
turn
down
gas when the fish begins to brown.
Other examples for "turn down"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
turn
down
turn
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
turn down
Portuguese
recusar
rejeitar
desprezar
declinar
indeferir
reduzir
diminuir
Catalan
rebutjar
desesperançar
desdenyar
refusar
denegar
declinar
baixar
abaixar
Spanish
rechazar
denegar
declinar
bajar
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Common
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