Dutch-English translations for weigeren

decline
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The United States declines to sign the UN conventions on cybercrime, on crime prevention and on the International Criminal Court. De Verenigde Staten weigeren de VN-verdragen inzake cybercriminaliteit, misdaadpreventie en het Internationaal Strafhof te ondertekenen. In my own country, this is often a problem because the costs are so high and, where we have some form of fixed fee, the fees are so low that lawyers decline the work. In mijn land is dat vaak een probleem omdat de kosten zo hoog zijn en, waar er sprake is van vaste tarieven, zijn die tarieven zo laag, dat advocaten weigeren voor dat tarief te werken. The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001
refuse
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It is not refusing immigration to refuse to plunder the elites of the developing world. Er is geen sprake van het weigeren van immigratie als we weigeren de derde wereld van de elites te beroven. The European Union should refuse to apply that standard. De Europese Unie moet weigeren die standaard toe te passen. What minister would refuse such a gift? Welke minister zou zo'n cadeau weigeren?

abdicate
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to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacyNote: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender
disclaim
dismiss
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The company dismissed me after less than a yearThe soldiers were dismissed after the paradeHe dismissed all thoughts of acting again
forbid
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Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?
grudge
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to have/hold/bear a grudge against someone
refuse toThe European Union should refuse to apply that standard. De Europese Unie moet weigeren die standaard toe te passen. We utterly refuse to change the philosophy of it. Wij weigeren absoluut om van filosofie te veranderen. We refuse to negotiate in the dark, as at present. Wij weigeren te onderhandelen zolang de huidige duistere situatie voortduurt.