1. turn down
I'm not going to turn down an invitation to New York
I think I'm going to have to turn down the job offer because I don't want to relocate to America.
turn down invitation
I never turn down the offer of a lift home
I know they are going to turn down our proposal.
Can you turn down the volume? It’s so loud.
I have a special button on my computer keyboars to turn the volume up and down. People may be turn down at job interviews if they don't have enough skills for a job.
Unfortunately, I have to turn down your invitation.
Can you turn down your radio? I’m trying to work.
How could you turn down such a fantastic job?
Please turn down the music
She turned down my invitation. If they don't give us a better price, we'll turn down their offer.
refuse sb’s offer/This offer is to good to turn down.
Mum is always telling me to turn down my music, but I like it loud!
turn down
2. turn down the volume
Could you turn down the volume? It’s too loud.
Anglais mot "przyciszać"(turn down the volume) se produit dans des ensembles:
UNIT 12 Nauka i technika (REPETYTORIUM)3. subdued
I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.
We danced in the subdued lighting.
subdued noises/lighting/colours
I could hear subdued scream in a corridor.
He seemed a bit subdued at lunch - is he all right?
A subdued glow came through the curtains.
McDonalds is changing the image of its restaurants- the garish tacky furniture is being replaced with smart wooden tables and chairs and the lights are subdued.
Among undergraduates, reactions have been more subdued.
Subdued girls are generally the prettiest I reckon. The loud, bustling ones are awful.
Anglais mot "przyciszać"(subdued) se produit dans des ensembles:
Moja pierwsza lekcja4. turn up
The great opportunity like that does not turn up every day.
turn up
Don't worry. Something good turn up
If you're going to be late, don't bother to turn up at all.
Do you think many people will turn up?
There is no need to book – just turn up on the night.
The next morning she did not turn up at school. In fact, you are the only person who has turned up.
What happens if a player fails to turn up for a game?
You can't just turn up and expect a meal.
What would you do if someone whom you invited to your birthday party didn't turn up?
We are trying to make sure that people do turn up to vote for these urgencies.
You’ll get another job: something is bound to turn up soon.
H&S Inspectors usually turn up unexpectedly.
Try to come on time or turn up not later than fifteen minutes after it is scheduled
(of an opportunity) arise/I hope something will turn up next week.
5. down the volume