reject

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /rɪˈdʒɛkt/, noun: /ˈriːdʒɛkt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. rɪˈdʒɛkt; n. ˈridʒɛkt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ri jekt′; n. rē′jekt)


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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
reject [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (refuse)rechazar⇒ vtr
 The consulting firm rejected most applicants, accepting only the elite.
 La firma consultora rechazó a la mayoría de los aspirantes y aceptó sólo a la élite.
reject [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (not consider acceptable)rechazar⇒ vtr
 The union has rejected the government's offer of a 1% pay rise.
 El sindicato ha rechazado la oferta del gobierno de subir los salarios un 1 %.
reject [sth]⇒ vtr (not believe)rechazar⇒ vtr
  denegar⇒ vtr
 After six hours of deliberation, the jury rejected his version of events and found him guilty.
 Después de 6 horas deliberando, el jurado ha rechazado su versión de los hechos y le han encontrado culpable.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El juez ha denegado la libertad condicional al ladrón.
reject [sth] vtr (rebuff)rechazar⇒ vtr
 She rejects the young man's advances.
 Ella rechaza las insinuaciones del muchacho.
reject [sb]⇒ vtr (lover: spurn)rechazar a vtr + prep
 He was plunged into depression after she rejected him.
 Él se sumió en una depresión después de que ella le rechazara.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
reject n ([sth] refused)devoluciones nfpl
 The factory has only 3% rejects.
 La fábrica tiene tan sólo el 3% de devoluciones.
reject n figurative ([sb] rejected)marginado, marginada nm, nf
 The support group helps the rejects of society.
 El grupo de apoyo ayuda a los marginados por la sociedad.
reject [sth]⇒ vtr (biology: fail to assimilate)rechazar⇒ vtr
 The patient's body rejected the new heart.
 El cuerpo del paciente rechazó el nuevo corazón.
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'reject' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
balk - blow off - blow out - buck - cast aside - decide - deep-six - deselect - disapprove - dismiss - disown - drop out - eighty-six - eschew - fail - free yourself from - give the brushoff - give the elbow - give the heave-ho - jilt - pass on - publish a disclaimer - push away - rebuff - repudiate - scorn - screen - spurn - swipe left - throw back in your face - throw out - throw out the baby with the bathwater - throw over - thrust aside - toss out - turn aside - turn away - turn from - turn your back on
Spanish:
cocear - desamar - desechar - rechazar - repulsar - bolsear - debatir - desestimar - excluido - negar - rebatir - refutar - ánimo de rechazo - descartar - desdeñar - pasarse por la entrepierna - rechazar de pleno - renegar

Collocations: reject [the offer, her request], [factory, warehouse, customer, store] rejects, reject [plates, screens, items, washing machines], more...

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