Grammatical class
Verb
refuser
to refuse
Details
Syllables
re-fu-ser
Phonetics
ʁə.fy.ze
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
1927
Freq. (movies)
2080
Freq. (news)
4120
Sentences
Je dois refuser.
I must refuse.
Doit-on refuser ?
Should we refuse?
Vous pouvez refuser.
You may refuse.
Je ne pouvais refuser.
I couldn't say no.
J'ai dû refuser son offre.
I had to refuse her offer.
Je ne peux lui refuser quoi que ce soit.
I can't refuse her anything.
Tu aurais dû refuser son offre.
You should have refused her offer.
Tu as eu tort de refuser son aide.
You did wrong to refuse his help.
Il a eu le courage de refuser l'offre.
He had the courage to decline the offer.
Personne ne pouvait refuser leur invitation.
No one could turn down their invitation.
C'est une façon courtoise de refuser.
It's a polite way of saying no.
Tu aurais dû refuser catégoriquement sa demande.
You should have refused his request flatly.