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refuser meaning in English

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refuser verbe

refuse [refused, refusing, refuses]◼◼◼((transitive) decline (request, demand))
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfjuːz] [US: rə.ˈfjuːz]
I refuse. = Je le refuse.

refuse [refused, refusing, refuses]◼◼◼((intransitive) decline a request or demand)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfjuːz] [US: rə.ˈfjuːz]
I refuse. = Je le refuse.

deny [denied, denying, denies]◼◼◼(to refuse to give or grant something to someone)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈnaɪ] [US: də.ˈnaɪ]
He denied it. = Il le refusa.

decline [declined, declining, declines]◼◼◻(American football or Canadian football: reject a penalty against an opposing team)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈklaɪn] [US: dɪ.ˈklaɪn]
John declined the offer. = John a refusé l'offre.

decline [declined, declining, declines]◼◼◻(refuse)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈklaɪn] [US: dɪ.ˈklaɪn]
John declined the offer. = John a refusé l'offre.

turn down◼◼◻(refuse, decline, deny)
verb
[UK: tɜːn daʊn] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈdaʊn]

rebuff [rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs]◼◻◻(refuse)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈbʌf] [US: rə.ˈbəf]

forbear [forbore, forborne, forbearing, forbears](to give no heed)
verb
[UK: fɔː.ˈbeə(r)] [US: fɔːr.ˈbeər]

refuser gentiment verbe

let someone down gently(reject someone in a way that avoids causing hurt)
verb