turn down

• Partikelverb, das verwendet wird, um die Ablehnung eines Angebots, einer Bitte oder Einladung zu bezeichnen oder um die Verringerung von Lautstärke, Intensität oder Niveau auszudrücken.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of refusing an offer, request, or invitation, or reducing the volume, intensity, or level of something.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Refuse an offerinformal

   To reject or decline an invitation, proposal, or request.

   Ablehnen

   • She turned down the job offer because of the low salary.
   • He turned down their invitation to the party.
   • They turned down my request for a loan.

   Synonymedeclinedismissnixpass uprebuffrefuserejectspurnveto

   Antonymeacceptapprove

2. Reduce volume or intensityinformal

   To lower the volume, heat, or brightness of something.

   Leiser stellen

   • Please turn down the music, it's too loud.
   • He turned down the air conditioning because it was too cold.
   • She turned down the lights to create a cozy atmosphere.

   Synonymedecreasedimlessenlowermutequietreducesoften

   Antonymeamplifyincreaseraiseturn up

Grundverbturn