refusaient in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for refusaient in the French»English Dictionary

I.refuser [ʀ(ə)fyze] VB trans

1. refuser (ne pas accepter):

refuser offre, don, invitation

to refuse

refuser poste, emploi

to turn down

refuser l'obstacle RIDING

to refuse a fence

refuser le combat

to refuse to fight

refuser la facilité

to refuse to take the easy way out

refuser de faire qc personne:

to refuse to do sth

ce rosier refuse de fleurir

this rose bush refuses to flower

2. refuser (ne pas accorder):

refuser permission, aide, crédit, entrée

to refuse

refuser qc à qn

to refuse sb sth

se voir refuser qc

to be refused sth

il a refusé qu'on vende la maison

he wouldn't allow the house to be sold

refuser sa porte à qn

to bar one's door to sb

je lui refuse le droit de me juger

he has no right to judge me

refuser l'accès d'un bâtiment à qn

to deny sb admittance to a building

3. refuser (rejeter):

refuser budget, injustice, racisme

to reject

refuser fait, réalité, évidence

to refuse to accept

refuser spectateur, client

to turn away

refuser manuscrit

to reject, to turn down

refuser un candidat (à un poste)

to turn down ou reject a candidate

refuser un candidat (à un examen)

to fail a candidate

refuser du monde

to turn people away

être refusé à un concours

to fail an examination

II.refuser [ʀ(ə)fyze] VB intr

refuser vent:

refuser

to veer forward, to haul

III.se refuser VB refl

1. se refuser (être décliné):

ça ne se refuse pas (occasion, avantage)

it's too good to pass up inf

ça ne se refuse pas (occasion, avantage)

it's too good to miss

ça ne se refuse pas (verre, bonbon)

I wouldn't say no inf

2. se refuser (se priver de):

se refuser plaisir

to deny oneself

on ne se refuse rien!

you're certainly not stinting yourself!

3. se refuser (dire non):

se refuser à évidence

to refuse to accept

se refuser à solution, procédé

to refuse to adopt

se refuser à faire

to refuse to do

4. se refuser (ne pas se livrer) femme:

se refuser à un homme

to refuse to give oneself to a man

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refuser catégoriquement

to refuse flatly ou categorically

refus/refuser d'obtempérer

refusal/to refuse to comply

intégralement refuser, rejeter

completely

Translations for refusaient in the English»French Dictionary

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disallow goal

refuser

dummy up

refuser de parler

screen out candidate

refuser

screen out refugee

refuser la demande (de statut) de

repudiate treaty, contract, obligation

refuser d'honorer

spurn advice, offer, help, gift

refuser [qc] (avec mépris)

refuse

refuser (to do de faire)

to refuse sb sth

refuser qc à qn

to refuse a fence

refuser un obstacle

refuse

refuser

refusaient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for refusaient in the French»English Dictionary

I.refuser [ʀ(ə)fyze] VB trans

1. refuser (↔ accepter):

refuser

to refuse

refuser invitation

to decline

refuser cadeau

to refuse

refuser manuscrit

to reject

refuser qc en bloc/tout net

to refuse sth outright/flatly

2. refuser (↔ accorder):

refuser objet, permission, entrée

to refuse

refuser compétence

to deny

elle m'a refusé la priorité

she didn't give way to me

je lui refuse toute intelligence

I can't believe that he has any intelligence

II.refuser [ʀ(ə)fyze] VB intr

refuser

to resist

III.refuser [ʀ(ə)fyze] VB refl

1. refuser (se priver de):

se refuser un plaisir

to deny oneself a pleasure

elle ne se refuser rien! iron hum

she certainly does herself well!

2. refuser (être décliné):

se refuser une offre qui ne se refuse pas

an offer you can't refuse

ça ne se refuse pas

you can't say no to that

Translations for refusaient in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

refuse

refuser

refuse

refuser

to refuse to +infin

refuser de +infin

disallow

refuser

turn away

refuser

turn down

refuser

eschew

refuser

withhold help, permission

refuser

to grant/refuse entrance

accorder/refuser l'accès

knock back

refuser

to refuse to comply

refuser de se plier

refusaient Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

refuser qc en bloc/tout net

to refuse sth outright/flatly

se refuser un plaisir

to deny oneself a pleasure

elle ne se refuser rien! iron hum

she certainly does herself well!

il s'est vu refuser l'entrée

he was turned away

refuser la parole à qn

to refuse sb permission to speak

fermer [ou refuser]/ouvrir sa porte à qn

to close/open the door to sb

elle a (tout) intérêt à refuser

it's in her own best interest to refuse

refuser de se rendre à l'évidence

to ignore the obvious

refuser à qn l'accès à qc

to deny sb access to sth

refuser de dire quoi que ce soit (subj)

to shut up like a clam