REFUSE - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

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

refuser catégoriquement

to refuse flatly ou categorically

refus/refuser d'obtempérer

refusal/to refuse to comply

English

French

refuse

refuser (to do de faire)

to refuse sb sth

refuser qc à qn

the bank refused them the loan

la banque leur a refusé le prêt

I was refused admittance

on a refusé de me laisser entrer

to refuse a fence

refuser un obstacle

refuse

refuser

we asked her for a day off but she refused

nous lui avons demandé un jour de congé mais elle a refusé

disallow goal

refuser

he just closes up

il refuse d'en parler

she's adamant that she won't sign

elle se refuse catégoriquement or absolument à signer

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

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

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

English

French

the horse jibbed at the obstacle

le cheval a refusé l'obstacle

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

bounce cheque

être refusé

to bounce a cheque

refuser un chèque en bois

to grant/refuse entrance

accorder/refuser l'accès

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

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

English

French

the horse jibbed at the obstacle

le cheval a refusé l'obstacle

refuse

refuser

refuse

refuser

to refuse to +infin

refuser de +infin

disallow

refuser

turn down

refuser

turn away

refuser

eschew

refuser

withhold help, permission

refuser

bounce check

être refusé

to bounce a check

refuser un chèque en bois

to grant/refuse entrance

accorder/refuser l'accès

Présent

je	refuse
tu	refuses
il/elle/on	refuse
nous	refusons
vous	refusez
ils/elles	refusent

Imparfait

je	refusais
tu	refusais
il/elle/on	refusait
nous	refusions
vous	refusiez
ils/elles	refusaient

Passé simple

je	refusai
tu	refusas
il/elle/on	refusa
nous	refusâmes
vous	refusâtes
ils/elles	refusèrent

Futur simple

je	refuserai
tu	refuseras
il/elle/on	refusera
nous	refuserons
vous	refuserez
ils/elles	refuseront