do rehusar and rechazar have exactly the same meaning?
do rehusar and rechazar have exactly the same meaning?
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Rehusar is more of saying no thanks to something. The "something" is not necessarily undesirable. Rechazar is describes rejection to something. The "something" in this case is undesirable to the one rejecting it.
I agree, and to add something else "rehusar" is used in reference to an act "me rehuso a obedecer esa orden" (I refuse to obbey that order) and "rechazar" is used in reference to a person or a thing (me provocas rechazo)
Entonces, cuál suena mejor:
1) "El mar no rechaza ningún río."
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2) "El mar no rehusa ningún río."
En inglés, sería "The ocean refuses no river." ...y eso, más o menos, sería "rehusar", ¿no? Les pregunto porque he visto más la segunda que la primera.
Gracias.
Both the Spanish "rehusar" and the English "refuse" come from Latin "refusere".
