English-French translations for turn down

• baisser
• décliner
• refuser
  Cependant, dans le même temps, nous ne voulons pas refuser cette chance d’améliorer la situation des Européens sur le plan législatif. At the same time, however, we do not want to turn down this opportunity to improve the situation for Europeans in legislative terms.

Definition of turn down

• To refuse, decline, or deny
• To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light
• To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction

Examples

• He turned down all our offers of help.
• Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.
• When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.
• Turn down the blankets to let them air out.

Related words

• get turned down
• turn upside down
• turn someone down
• downturn
• upset tip over turn upside down
• to turn somebody down