English-Portuguese translations for turn down

• abaixar
• diminuir
• recusar
• reduzir
• rejeitar
  Lamento ter também de rejeitar a alteração 15. I regret that I also have to turn down Amendment No 15.
  Devemos apoiar o pacote de compromisso, a posição comum, ou rejeitar a proposta? Should we support the compromise package, the common position, or turn down the proposal?
  E nenhum membro da zona euro, Estado ou homem político, pode rejeitar um pedido de adesão à zona euro. No member of the Eurozone, State or politician can turn down a request to join the Eurozone.

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