 | English  | German |  |
 | curtly {adv} [refuse] | 35 kurzerhand |  |
 | outright {adv} [refuse] | 29 rundweg |  |
| Verbs |
 | to decline sth. [refuse, reject] | 7360 etw.Akk. ablehnen |  |
 | to dump sth. [refuse, waste, etc.] | 752 etw.Akk. abladen [(bes. illegal) abkippen, z. B. Müll] |  |
 | to decline [refuse, reject] | 644 absagen |  |
 | to decline [refuse, reject] | 293 verweigern |  |
 | to rebuff [reject or refuse in an unkind of unfriendly way] | 243 brüskieren |  |
 | to deny sb. sth. [refuse] | 113 jdm. etw. abschlagen |  |
 | to balk sth. [archaic] [to refuse sth.] | 111 etw.Akk. verweigern |  |
 | to baulk sth. [esp. Br.] [archaic] [to miss or refuse] | 13 etw. verpassen [versäumen oder sich entgehen lassen] |  |
 | journ. to spike [sl.] [refuse (a story) by or as if by placing on a spindle] | nicht bringen [ugs.] [die Veröffentlichung (einer Reportage) ablehnen] |  |
| Nouns |
 | rubbish [esp. Br.] [garbage, refuse] | 1999 Müll {m} |  |
 | archaeo. cesspit [refuse pit] | 213 Abfallgrube {f} |  |
 | chaff [refuse] | 100 Abfall {m} [wertloses Material, bes. Häcksel, Spreu etc] |  |
 | rubbish [esp. Br.] [refuse] | 7 Mist {m} [österr.] [Hausmüll] |  |
 | riffraff [rubbish, refuse] | 6 Abfall {m} [Müll, Unrat] |  |
 | educ. pol. relig. [parents who refuse to send their children to school] | Schulverweigerer {pl} [Eltern] |  |
 | ecol. [yellow refuse bin for the collection of recyclable packaging material, e.g. yoghurt pots, detergent bottles] | Gelbe Tonne {f} [gelbe Wertstofftonne] |  |
 | dustbin [Br.] [a container for household refuse, especially one kept outside] | Dreckeimer {m} [ugs.] [Mülleimer, Abfalleimer im Freien] |  |
 | garbage [Am.] [Aus.] [refuse] | Güsel {m} [schweiz. ugs.] [Abfall, Kehricht] |  |
 | agr. swill [kitchen refuse for pigs] | Kaspel {f} [österr.] [regional] |  |
| 2 Words |
 | flat out {adv} [refuse, reject, etc.] | strikt [sich weigern, ablehnen, dagegen sein etc.] |  |
 | point-blank {adv} [refuse] | schlankweg [ugs.] |  |
 | to go noodling [Aus.] [to sift through mining refuse for opals] | nach Opalen suchen [Abraumhalden nach Opalen durchsuchen (z. B. sieben), die die Schürfer übersehen haben] |  |
 | to keep up [refuse to quit] | nicht aufgeben |  |
 | to turn down [reject, refuse] | abweisen |  |
 | gash bucket [refuse bucket] | Abfallkübel {m} |  |
| 3 Words |
 | to stand one's ground [idiom] [not mil.] [refuse to bend] | sichAkk. behaupten [sich durchsetzen] |  |
| 4 Words |
 | to dig one's heels in [coll.] [idiom] [stubbornly refuse to yield] | sichAkk. auf die Hinterbeine stellen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [stur seinen Standpunkt verteidigen] |  |
 | to have no truck with sb./sth. [coll.] [idiom] [refuse to be involved] | mit jdm./etw. nichts zu schaffen haben |  |