turn down | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Torefuse,decline, ordeny.Antonym:take upHeturned downall our offers of help.1938,Norman Lindsay,Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.:Ure Smith, published1962,→OCLC, page17:A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket. Now he was muttering grumpily at Edmund, "Have to get something better this trip, Edmund. Got to pull up somehow or buyers will beturnin'usdown. Sales been gettin' worse and worse these last years."2022August 24, Paul Clifton, “Many disabled passengers are excluded from using the route”, inRAIL, number964, page29:Govia Thameslink Railway declined to comment on the study andturned downour request for an interview to address the issues raised.; (idiomatic)Toreducethepower, etc. of something by means of acontrol, such as thevolume,heat, orlight.Turn downthe television so I can hear myself think.When it starts to boil,turn downthe heat to a simmer.; (idiomatic)Torepositionbyturning,flipping, etc. in a downwarddirection; todoubleorfolddown.Turn downthe blankets to let them air out.

Examples:

EN: I will turn down the light, so you can better see the sparkle of the diamond eyes.
ES: Apagaré la luz y así todos podrán ver mejor el brillo de los diamantes.
EN: I'll go turn down the bed.
ES: Voy a prepararos la cama.
EN: Emmy. you better turn down towards Cincinnati.
ES: Emmy, será mejor que te dirijas a Cincinnati.
EN: You wouldn't want me to turn down a friend like Jack, would you?
ES: No querrás que me niegue a un viejo amigo como Jack.
EN: Why did she turn down Jack Peters?
ES: ¿Por qué rechazó a Peter?
EN: You're telling me to turn down $1,750.
ES: Me está diciendo que ha rechazado 1.750 dólares.
EN: Shall we take a turn down the garden?
ES: ¿Damos una vuelta por el jardín?
EN: You wouldn't turn down a glass of your own wine, would you?
ES: ¿No irá a rechazar una copa de su propio vino, ¿no
EN: "I had to turn down two movies."
ES: "he tenido que rechazar dos películas".
EN: Mike, turn down that radio.
ES: Mike, baja el volumen.
EN: You'd better turn down my bed, Mrs Williams. I'll get up early and drive in.
ES: Prepáreme la cama, Sra. Williams, me iré mañana temprano.
EN: I'm going to pay you a salary that'll be... positively indecent for you to turn down.
ES: Le pagaré un salario que sería indecente rechazar.
EN: So, for the time being, we'll turn down the proposal.
ES: Por ahora, rechazaremos la propuesta.
EN: I'll turn down the beds.
ES: Si no le importa, iré a preparar las camas.
EN: There's no kid that's gonna turn down a chance to play against Yale.
ES: Ningún chico rechazaría una chance de jugar contra Yale. - ¿Y tu auto?

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