turn down

turn down
transitive verb
1) herunterschlagen [Kragen, Hutkrempe]; umknicken [Buchseite]; [nach unten] umschlagen [Laken]
2) (reduce level of) niedriger stellen [Heizung, Kochplatte]; dämpfen [Licht]; herunterdrehen [Gas, Heizung]; leiser stellen [Ton, Radio, Fernseher]
3) (reject, refuse) ablehnen; abweisen [Bewerber, Kandidaten usw.]
* * *
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) ablehnen
2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) leiser drehen
* * *
◆ turn down
vt
1. (reject)
▪ to \turn down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw abweisen
she \turn downed down his proposal of marriage sie lehnte seinen Heiratsantrag ab
to \turn down down an invitation eine Einladung ausschlagen
2. (reduce level)
▪ to \turn down down ⇆ sth etw niedriger stellen
to \turn down down the air conditioning die Klimaanlage herunterdrehen
to \turn down the radio/stereo down das Radio/die Stereoanlage leiser stellen
3. (fold)
▪ to \turn down down ⇆ sth etw umschlagen
to \turn down down a blanket eine Decke zurückschlagen
to \turn down down one's collar seinen Kragen herunterschlagen
4. CARDS
to \turn down down a card eine Karte verdeckt ablegen
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turn down
A v/t
1. umkehren, -legen, -biegen, den Kragen umschlagen, eine Buchseite etc umknicken
2. das Gas, die Lampe klein(er) drehen, das Radio etc leise(r) stellen
3. das Bett aufdecken, die Bettdecke zurückschlagen
4. jemanden, einen Vorschlag etc ablehnen, jemandem einen Korb geben
B v/i sich umlegen oder -schlagen lassen
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transitive verb
1) herunterschlagen [Kragen, Hutkrempe]; umknicken [Buchseite]; [nach unten] umschlagen [Laken]
2) (reduce level of) niedriger stellen [Heizung, Kochplatte]; dämpfen [Licht]; herunterdrehen [Gas, Heizung]; leiser stellen [Ton, Radio, Fernseher]
3) (reject, refuse) ablehnen; abweisen [Bewerber, Kandidaten usw.]
* * *
v.
ablehnen v.
umklappen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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