Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French rechacier, from chacier (modern chasser), from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, whence also Spanish cazar. Compare Portuguese rechaçar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ret͡ʃaˈθaɾ/ [re.t͡ʃaˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ/ [re.t͡ʃaˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧cha‧zar

Verb

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rechazar (first-person singular present rechazo, first-person singular preterite rechacé, past participle rechazado)

  1. to reject, to turn down, to turn away, to refuse, to dismiss, to shun, to decline
    • 2019 December 5, “Greta Thunberg abandona Lisboa en tren rumbo a Madrid”, in La Vanguardia[1]:
      Thunberg rechaza el avión por la emisión de gases contaminantes y, tras descartar un vehículo eléctrico y recibir ofertas tan llamativas como la posibilidad de cubrir los 600 kilómetros que separan las capitales ibéricas en burro, se ha inclinado por el tren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to decline, to deny (e.g. a credit card declining, an appeal being denied)
  3. to repel, to ward off

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