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"Reject" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "rechazar", and "refuse" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "rechazar". Learn more about the difference between "reject" and "refuse" below.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to refuse)
2. (to exclude)
a. rechazar
Her classmates reject her because she dresses differently.Sus compañeras de clase la rechazan porque se viste diferente.
3. (medicine)
a. rechazar
Let's hope his body doesn't reject the transplanted kidney.Esperemos que su cuerpo no rechace el riñón transplantado.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (person)
a. el rechazado (M), la rechazada (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He's the class reject.Es el rechazado del salón.
b. el marginado (M), la marginada (F) (socially)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She felt like a reject at school.Se sentía como una marginada en la escuela.
c. el descarte (M) (in selection process)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some of the NBA's rejects end up playing in China.Algunos de los descartes de la NBA acaban jugando en China.
5. (product)
a. el desecho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These are the rejects. We need to get rid of them.Estos son desechos. Necesitamos deshacernos de ellos.
b. el producto defectuoso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The factory is trying to produce less rejects each year.La fábrica está tratando de sacar menos productos defectuosos cada año.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to decline)
a. negar
I was refused permission to take a vacation because there was a lot of work to do.Me negaron el permiso para irme de vacaciones porque había mucho trabajo que hacer.
b. denegar
The embassy refused my brother a visa, so he cannot enter the country.La embajada denegó el visado a mi hermano, así que no puede entrar en el país.
b. rehusarse a
The witness refused to testify at the trial.El testigo se rehusó a declarar en el juicio.
a. rehusar
The horse refused the jump because one of its hooves was cracked.El caballo rehusó el salto porque se le había agrietado uno de los cascos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to decline)
a. rehusar
When a horse refuses, the best solution is to stop and try again the next day.Cuando un caballo rehúsa, la mejor solución es parar e intentar de nuevo al día siguiente.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
7. (trash)
a. la basura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The street is full of refuse because of the garbage collectors' strike.La calle está llena de basura debido a la huelga de los servicios de recogida.
b. los desperdicios (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was household refuse all over the countryside.Había desperdicios domésticos por todo el campo.
c. los residuos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The toxic refuse from the factory has polluted the town's water supply.Los residuos tóxicos de la fábrica han contaminado el suministro de agua del pueblo.
d. los desechos (M) (industrial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company must pay a $20,000 fine for not cleaning up the refuse left behind by its workers.La empresa debe pagar una multa de $20,000 por no limpiar los desechos dejados por sus trabajadores.
