| Traduções principais |
balk,
also UK: baulk vi | (refuse to go on or do sth) (BRA: parar repentinamente, informal) | empacar v int |
| | | recusar-se, negar-se v int |
| | | relutar v int |
| | My mother balked when I suggested that she stop driving because of her poor eyesight. |
| decline vi | (refuse) | recusar-se vp |
| | I asked my teenage son to clean up his room, but he declined. |
| | Pedi ao meu filho adolescente para que limpasse o quarto, mas ele se recusou. |
| decline to do sth v expr | (refuse to do) | recusar-se vp |
| | I don't know why John has still got a job when he declines to do any work! |
| | Não sei porque John ainda tem um emprego se ele se recusa a fazer qualquer coisa! |
balk at sth,
also UK: baulk at sth vi + prep | (refuse to go on or do) | recusar-se, negar-se vp |
| | (figurado) | paralisar v int |
| | Joanne balked at the thought of sharing a hotel room with Nancy again. |
balk at doing sth,
also UK: baulk at doing sth v expr | (refuse to go on or do) | recusar-se vp |
| | | negar-se vp |
| | The passenger balked at having to change seats because of the train company's error with her booking. |
| refuse vi | (not consent) | negar v int |
| | | recusar-se vp |
| | I wanted to pay by credit card, but they refused. |
| | Eu queria pagar com cartão de crédito, mas eles negaram. |
| Formas compostas: |
| eighty-six sb vtr | US, slang (refuse to serve sb) | recusar-se a servir alguém expres v |
| object to doing sth v expr | (be opposed to, disagree with sth) | opor-se a vp + prep |
| | | recusar-se a vp + prep |
| | The worker objected to having to work late since he wouldn't get paid for the extra hours. |
| | O trabalhador opôs-se a trabalhar até tarde, uma vez que não receberia pelas horas extras. |
| refuse to accept sth vtr | (fact: deny) | recusar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | | negar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | Brian refused to accept the fact that he had made a mistake. |
| refuse to accept that v expr | (with clause: deny) (rejeitar, estar relutante em acreditar) | recusar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | | negar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | | custar a acreditar loc v |
| | He refused to accept that his illness was incurable. |
| refuse to accept sth v expr | (sth offered: not take) (estar relutante em receber algo oferecido) | recusar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | | negar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | She refused to accept flowers from men she did not know. |
| refuse to accept sb v expr | (person: exclude) (alguém: estar relutante em incluir) | recusar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | | negar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | Those snotty girls refuse to accept anybody whose parents aren't rich. |
| refuse to acknowledge sth v expr | (disregard) (desconsiderar) | recusar-se a reconhecer loc v |
| | | negar-se a reconhecer loc v |
| | | negar-se a aceitar loc v |
| | The company refused to acknowledge the defect in the product. |
| refuse to acknowledge that v expr | (with clause: disregard) | recusar-se a reconhecer que expres v + conj |
| | | negar-se a aceitar que expres v + conj |
| | The hotel management refused to acknowledge that my room was dirty. |
| refuse to admit sth v expr | (deny) (negar, rejeitar) | negar-se a admitir loc v |
| | | recusar-se a admitir loc v |
| | The minister refused to admit his inappropriate behaviour. |
refuse to admit,
refuse to admit that v expr | (with clause: deny) | recusar-se a admitir que loc verb + conj |
| | | negar-se a admitir que loc verb + conj |
| | Doris is refusing to admit that she was wrong. |
| refuse to believe sth v expr | (with object: be unwilling to accept) (rejeitar, estar relutante em aceitar) | recusar-se a acreditar expres v |
| | She refused to believe his version of events. |
| refuse to believe that v expr | (with clause: be unwilling to accept) | recusar-se a acreditar loc v |
| | I refuse to believe that he's only interested in her money. |
| refuse to consider sth v expr | (not accept) (desconsiderar) | recusar-se a considerar loc v |
| | I'm an optimist: I refuse to consider the possibility of failure. |
refuse to cooperate,
refuse to co-operate v expr | (be unwilling) (estar relutante ou desobediente) | recusar-se a cooperar loc v |
| | | negar-se a cooperar loc v |
| | The suspect was arrested for refusing to cooperate. |
| refuse to talk v expr | (withhold information) (reter informações) | recusar-se a falar loc v |
| | Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk. |
| won't contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (will not: refusal) | não querer adv + vt |
| | | recusar-se a vp + prep |
| | He just won't listen to reason! |
| | Ele não quer ouvir a voz da razão! |