1 negativa; (f) she brushed aside my refusals hizo caso omiso de mis negativas; he didn't take her refusal seriously no tomó en serio su negativa; he was shot for his refusal to obey orders lo mataron de un tiro por negarse a obedecer órdenes
she was famous for her refusal to conform to give sb/to have [first] refusal (on sth)
I'm giving you/you have first refusal (on the house) le daré/tendrá prioridad en la compra (de la casa)
Zoe decided to lease The Belfry. She decided to give a Mrs Evans first refusal to have [first] refusal (on sth) a tenant may have a right of first refusal if a property is offered for sale MFI has first refusal on the shares if Norman decides to sell
a flat refusal una negativa rotunda; her request met with a flat refusal su solicitud fue rechazada de plano
2 [of application] denegación; (f) they had to cope with the refusal of their application to adopt a child it was impossible to go anywhere as a British Jew. As a result of the refusals I changed my course and did Hebrew as my main subject The number of Romanians seeking asylum is growing because one thing about this regime is they let people travel, and it may be the Home Office is reacting against that. I had three refusals last week, which has never happened before in 20 years the Legal Aid Board have reported an increase in the number of civil legal aid requests refused on legal grounds.Solicitors have voiced concern at the number of refusals on legal grounds For Rosetta Gowa, the visa refusals were just as shocking
3 (by horse) the horse had two refusals el caballo se plantó dos veces
