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to turn down
[phrase form: turn]
01
refuser, rejeter
to decline an invitation, request, or offer
Exemples
Can you turn the invitation down gracefully, explaining your prior engagement?
Pouvez-vous refuser l'invitation avec élégance, en expliquant votre engagement préalable ?
02
baisser
to turn a switch on a device so that it makes less sound, heat, etc.
Transitive
Exemples
In the movie theatre, the staff will turn down the lights when the film starts.
Dans le cinéma, le personnel va baisser les lumières lorsque le film commence.
03
refuser, rejeter
to reject someone and prevent them from entering a place or becoming a member of a group or organization
Exemples
They turned the suggestion back, expressing their disagreement.
Ils ont rejeté la suggestion, exprimant leur désaccord.
04
ralentir, décliner
(of a business or economy) to become less busy or profitable
Exemples
Job opportunities turned down as the labor market tightened.
Les opportunités d'emploi ont diminué à mesure que le marché du travail se resserrait.
05
abaisser, incliner vers le bas
to adjust the position of something by flipping or rotating it downward
Exemples
She turned the document down to read the footnotes.
Elle a abaissé le document pour lire les notes de bas de page.
