il refuse de

he refuses to

→ il

phrase Uncommon #12,390

he refuses to Usually followed by an infinitive. Before a noun or pronoun, de can instead mean “to” or “about,” depending on the verb.

FR: Il refuse de partir sans nous.

EN: He refuses to leave without us.

Mais lui, il est amoureux, il refuse de l'admettre et il souffre comme un chien.

But he’s in love; he refuses to admit it and he’s suffering terribly.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il refuse de donner son nom.

He refuses to give his name.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Il refuse de le lâcher.

He refuses to let go.

Il refuse de venir.

He refuses to come.

Il refuse de mordre.

He refuses to bite.

Depuis le divorce, il refuse de la soutenir et ne s'occupe pas de Zhuzi.

Since the divorce, he’s refused to support her and hasn’t taken care of Zhuzi.

— Yolo (2024)

Il refuse de m'écouter ces temps-ci.

He refuses to listen to me these days.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Il refuse de travailler en équipe.

He refuses to work in a team.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Il refuse de la croire.

He refuses to believe her.

Je garde ma chambre, car il refuse de rester en dehors.

I'm staying in my room because he refuses to stay outside.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Il refuse de répondre.

He refuses to answer.

Il refuse de me voir.

He refuses to see me.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Il refuse de me dire son nom, peu importe combien je lui demande.

He refuses to tell me his name, no matter how many times I ask.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Il refuse de me dire ce qui est arrivé.

He refuses to tell me what happened.

Il refuse de me le faire savoir.

He refuses to let me know.

À cause de votre venue, il refuse de nous laisser rêver !

Because of your arrival, he refuses to let us dream!

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

Ursua est toujours en vie, mais il refuse de parler.

Ursua is still alive, but he refuses to speak.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Il refuse de même me regarder.

He refuses even to look at me.

Il refuse de voir qui que ce soit.

He refuses to see anyone.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Il refuse de dîner seul, il trouve ça déprimant.

He refuses to eat dinner alone; he finds it depressing.