ablehnen — to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to decline in German
/ˈapleːnən/
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Ich konnte nicht ablehnen.
I couldn't refuse.
Ich musste sein Angebot ablehnen.
I had to decline his offer.
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Corpus Neighbors
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führen
to lead, to guide, to conduct, to manage, to wage
erhalten
to receive, to get, to obtain, to preserve, to maintain
gelten
to be valid, to apply, to be effective, to be regarded as, to be considered as
bieten
to offer, to provide, to bid
ziehen
to pull, to drag, to draw, to move
entstehen
to arise, to originate, to develop, to form, to emerge
handeln
to deal, to trade, to act, to take action
darstellen
to depict, to present, to represent, to portray, to pose
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