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"Turn down" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "rechazar", and "reject" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "rechazar". Learn more about the difference between "turn down" and "reject" below.
turn down(
tuhrn
daun
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to refuse)
a. rechazar
Spielberg offered him the lead role in his new movie, but he turned it down.Spielberg le ofreció el papel principal en su nueva película, pero lo rechazó.
2. (to reduce)
a. bajar
I'll turn the thermostat down. We don't need the heat at 80°.Voy a bajar el termostato. No hace falta tener la calefacción a 80°.
a. doblar
The sheets on the beds had all been neatly turned down by the chambermaid.La camarera había doblado cuidadosamente las sábanas de todas las camas.
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.
