{"id":1540,"date":"2015-07-03T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2023-12-13T20:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:11:07","slug":"phrasal-verbs-verbos-compuestos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/phrasal-verbs-verbos-compuestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Lesson: One Phrasal verb, two meanings: \u201cturn down\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turn down: to say no\/decline an offer, or to lower a setting on something.<\/p>\n

Today’s lesson is about the phrasal verb, \u00abturn down\u00bb. This phrasal verb has two meanings: to reject someone or something or to lower the setting on something.<\/p>\n

Lesson:<\/strong>
\nTo turn down =
\n1. To reject a person, a thing, or an offer
\n2. To reduce or lower the setting on something, like the volume on the radio or the temperature on the thermostat (air conditioner)<\/p>\n

Read the following dialogue aloud and answer the quiz questions below.<\/p>\n

\n

Laura: So Jake, did you accept that job offer with the software company?
\nJake: No, I turned it down because I didn\u2019t want to move to Silicon Valley.
\n<\/span>Laura: I understand. That must have been a difficult decision.
\n<\/span>Jake: It was, but I\u2019m OK with it. Hey, the music is really loud. Do you mind if I turn it down?
\n<\/span>Laura: In a minute; this is my favorite song.
\n<\/span>Jake: OK.<\/span><\/p>\n

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