Translation for 'to turn sth down' from English to French

to turn sb./sth. down [reject, refuse]

rejeter qn./qc. [personne, plainte]

to turn sth. down

repousser qc. [requête]

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to turn sth. down [e.g. a page]

replier qc. [page]

to turn sth. down [heating]

diminuer qc. [chauffage]

to turn sth. down [reject, refuse]

refuser qc. [offre]

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to turn sth. upside down

bouleverser qc.

retourner qc. [maison, pièce]

renverser qc. [mettre à l'envers]

chambarder qc. [fam.] [mettre sens dessus dessous]

to turn sth. upside down [also fig.]

mettre qc. sens dessus dessous [aussi fig.]

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to turn down a candidate

refuser un candidat [à un poste]occup.

to turn sb. down [reject, refuse]

récuser qn.

to turn sb.'s life upside down

bouleverser la vie de qn.

to turn the house upside down [fig.]

retourner toute la maison [fig.]

to turn down the corner of a page

corner une page

to put sth. down to sb./sth. [attribute]

mettre qc. sur le compte de qn./qc. [fig.]

to take sb./sth. down to sth.

descendre qn./qc. [en bas] à qc.

to turn (sth.)

tourner (qc.)

to turn sth.

faire tourner qc. [roue]tech.

retourner qc. [col]vêt.

faire basculer qc. [match, opinion publique]

to turn sth. red

rougir qc.

to turn off sth.

fermer qc. [robinet, gaz, eau, radio]

to turn sth. yellow

jaunir qc.

to turn sth. up

remonter qc. [col]

to turn sth. off

déconnecter qc.électr.inform.tech.

to turn sth. black

noircir qc.

to turn into sth.

se transformer en qc. [larve]biol.

to turn on sth.

ouvrir qc. [faire fonctionner (chauffage, télé, robinet, gaz, radiateur)]

to put sth. down to sth.

mettre qc. sur qc. [compte]fin.

• Since Hitler was not interested in obtaining the former colonies, especially if the price was a brake on expansion into Eastern Europe, Ribbentrop was forced to turn down the Anglo-French offer that he had largely brought about.
• The Hogarth Press, run by her and her husband Leonard, had to turn down the chance to publish the novel in 1919 because of the obscenity law in England, as well as the practical issues regarding publishing such a substantial text.
• His health issues forced him to turn down the role of Col.
• Williams did not much like the film but did not want to turn down the chance to work for Hitchcock.
• However, the library chose to turn down $104,000 per year of federal funding under CIPA to be able to continue to offer unfiltered Internet access.

• Mortensen had just started his acting career, so this was his first film acting role, and he had to turn down another role as a soldier in Shakespeare in the Park's production of" Henry V".
• whose devoutly Catholic family forced her to turn down his proposal because he was Jewish.
• They recommended that Stein's selection be overturned, but it was revealed Stein had decided to turn down the induction before their announcement.
• He also had to turn down the part of Hale Caesar in "The Expendables" because he was not allowed to leave the United States without the court's approval.
• The British techno band The Prodigy was approached to do the soundtrack and score to the film but had to turn down the offer due to other commitments.

• The pregnancy almost forced her to turn down her role in "War of the Worlds".
• Gascoigne came close to being appointed manager of Garforth Town in October 2010, and after weeks of talks between his agent and the club, he decided to turn down the offer, though reiterated his desire to return to football management.
• A 1930 ordinance gave the public safety commissioner—Hague himself—the power to turn down permits for meetings if he felt it necessary to prevent "riots, disturbances or disorderly assemblage."
• Their disorders manifested into agoraphobia preventing them from attending the Hollywood major premieres and invitations they received, causing them to cancel events, and to turn down offers for their own television shows and movies, and even dates with their high-profile suitors.
• The filmmakers had previously had to turn down an appearance at the 1993 edition of the festival as the film was not yet ready.

• Text messaging has been used to turn down other political leaders.
• By the summer of 1947, however, the KSČ's popularity had significantly dwindled, particularly after the Soviets pressured Czechoslovakia to turn down Marshall Plan aid after initially accepting it.
• A keyboard allowed the player to turn down individual jets; as the glass tube cooled, a note was produced.
• In 2004 the party also revealed plans to host a Blood & Honour music festival in Northern Ireland although a counter-campaign was organised to encourage venues to turn down the booking.