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afslaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
  • stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

afslaan is used for these senses in English:

  • cut out (intransitive) To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.
  • refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
  • turn (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.

refuse — full definition

  1. verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
  2. noun Waste material; rubbish or garbage.

stall — full definition

  1. noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
  2. noun A compartment for one animal in a stable or barn.
  3. verb To stop making progress, often unintentionally; to come to a standstill.
  4. verb To use delaying tactics to put something off.
  5. noun The loss of lift in an aircraft when its angle of attack becomes too steep for the airspeed.

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