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отказаться от

Translation of отказаться от

decide against

Russian word in Latin letters: otkazatsya ot

Meaning of отказаться от

Russian

решить не выбирать кого-то или что-то

English

to not choose someone or something

decide against

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ɐtkɐˈzat͡sə ət]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Решить против поездки or решить не ехать?

решить не ехать

решить не + verb = decide against.

Don't say решить против поездки. Say решить не ехать or отказаться от поездки.

В итоге мы решили не ехать.

In the end we decided against going.

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  1. We decided against the trip.

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    Мы отказались от поездки.

  2. She decided against surgery.

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    Она решила отказаться от операции.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between отказаться от, решить не, and передумать

Р
🇷🇺Russian
решить не

Plain everyday way: decide not to do.

П
🇷🇺Russian
передумать

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отказаться от meaning: what does it mean?

to not choose someone or something

отказаться от pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

отказаться от is pronounced as [ɐtkɐˈzat͡sə ət]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

We decided against the trip. Translation: Мы отказались от поездки.

Is отказаться от part of In the Office vocabulary?

Yes, отказаться от (decide against) can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is отказаться от part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, отказаться от (decide against) can be learned in the Phrasal Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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