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.

A1

Doit-on refuser ?

Should we refuse?

A1

Vous pouvez refuser.

You may refuse.

A1

Je ne pouvais refuser.

I couldn't say no.

A1

J'ai dû refuser son offre.

I had to refuse her offer.

A2

Je ne peux lui refuser quoi que ce soit.

I can't refuse her anything.

A2

Tu aurais dû refuser son offre.

You should have refused her offer.

B1

Tu as eu tort de refuser son aide.

You did wrong to refuse his help.

B1

Il a eu le courage de refuser l'offre.

He had the courage to decline the offer.

B1

Personne ne pouvait refuser leur invitation.

No one could turn down their invitation.

B1

C'est une façon courtoise de refuser.

It's a polite way of saying no.

B2

Tu aurais dû refuser catégoriquement sa demande.

You should have refused his request flatly.

B2