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Meaning of turn down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To refuse, decline, or deny.
    idiomatic
  2. To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
    idiomatic
  3. To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Български отказвам
Bosanski nego nego stišati stišavati стишавати стишати
Català abaixar disminuir rebutjar reduir refusar
Deutsch ablehnen Absagen abweisen ausschlagen einen Korb geben herunter stellen herunterdrehen herunterregeln jemandem einen Korb geben niedriger stellen reduzieren sich verweigern vermindern verringern verweigern zurückweisen
Ελληνικά απορρίπτω αρνούμαι
Español disminuir rechazar reducir
Suomi alentaa antaa palttua antaa piupaut hiljentää himmentää hylätä torjua torjua tyrmätä vähentää
Français baisser décliner refuser
Gaeilge ísligh
Gàidhlig diùlt
Galego enxeitar
עברית סירב
हिन्दी सर हिलाना
Hrvatski nego nego stišati stišavati стишавати стишати
Magyar csökkent elutasít visszautasít
Հայերեն մերժել
Bahasa Indonesia meredupkan
Italiano abbassare rifiutare
日本語 一蹴 撥ね付ける 断る 断る
한국어 거절하다 물리치다
Latina abnegō negō
Latviešu mazināt
Polski dać kosza dawać kosza odrzucać odrzucić przygasić przygaszać przykręcać przykręcić ściszać ściszać ściszyć ściszyć
Português abaixar diminuir recusar reduzir rejeitar
Русский отверга́ть отве́ргнуть отказа́ться отка́зываться отклонить отклонять убавить убавля́ть уменьшать уменьшить
Српски nego nego stišati stišavati стишавати стишати
Svenska avvisa dämpa förkasta sänka sänka
Türkçe kısmak
Українська відки́дати відкидати відки́нути відкинути відмо́вити відмовлятися відхили́ти відхилити відхиляти відхиля́ти зменшити зменшувати

Examples

“He turned down all our offers of help.”
“A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket. Now he was muttering grumpily at Edmund, "Have to get something better this trip, Edmund. Got to pull up somehow or buyers will be turnin' us down. Sales been gettin' worse and worse these last years."”
“Govia Thameslink Railway declined to comment on the study and turned down our request for an interview to address the issues raised.”
“Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.”
“When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.”
“Turn down the blankets to let them air out.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

turn flukes turn forth turn heads turn in turn in on oneself turn in one's grave

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