No. 14,329 in Russian
отказывается
"Отказывается" means "refuses" in English.
In a sentence
Он отказывается помогать мне.
He refuses to help me.
In this sentence, 'отказывается' is used to indicate someone's refusal to perform an action requested or expected by another.
Компьютер отказывается включаться.
The computer refuses to turn on.
Here, 'отказывается' is employed figuratively to describe inanimate objects (like a computer) not functioning as expected.
Почему она отказывается принимать участие?
Why does she refuse to participate?
In this example, 'отказывается' is used in a question form to inquire about someone's decision to refuse participation.
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