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отклонять

decline

Meaning of отклонять

refuse politely

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Russian[ətklɐˈnʲatʲ]
decline
отклонять - decline
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отклонять with English translation

отклонять usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Hiring managers may decline applications that don't match the role.

Менеджеры по найму могут отклонять заявки, которые не подходят для роли.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I had to decline the job offer because the hours were wrong.

Мне пришлось отклонять предложение о работе, потому что рабочие часы не подходили.

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отклонять belongs to the topic "Interview and Resume". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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отклонять synonyms

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What's the difference between отклонять / отказать / отказаться / отвергнуть / отвергать

🇷🇺Russian
отклонять

neutral verb — to refuse or dismiss a proposal/request, often used for committee/ application decisions

B2Often

The committee declined his application.

Комиссия отклонила его заявку.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отказать

direct verb — to refuse someone (to grant a request or help)

B2Very Often

He refused to help me.

Он отказал мне в помощи.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отказаться

reflexive verb used to express refusal (often polite and personal) — to decline an offer or item

B2Very Often

I must decline your offer.

Я вынужден отказаться от вашего предложения.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отвергнуть

stronger, more formal rejection — to reject an idea, accusation, or proposal categorically

B2Rarely

She rejected his proposal without discussion.

Она отвергла его предложение без обсуждения.

🇷🇺Russian

imperfective counterpart of 'отвергнуть' — indicates an ongoing or repeated rejecting

B2Rarely

He constantly rejects the team's new ideas.

Он постоянно отвергает новые идеи коллектива.

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How to pronounce отклонять and what this word means

отклонять translation: decline. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce отклонять

[ətklɐˈnʲatʲ]

отклонять translation

decline

отклонять examples

Hiring managers may decline applications that don't match the role.

отклонять transcription

[ətklɐˈnʲatʲ]

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отклонять meaning: what does it mean?

вежливо отказывать в предложении или просьбе

отклонять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

отклонять is pronounced as [ətklɐˈnʲatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

отклонять definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Hiring managers may decline applications that don't match the role. Translation: Менеджеры по найму могут отклонять заявки, которые не подходят для роли.

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