il refusa

refused

→ refuser
refus to refuse, to turn down, to say no to + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #16,689
refused Literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Il refusa mon aide.
EN: He refused my help.
Conjugation of refuser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First refusai —
Third refusa refusèrent

Comme vous le pensez bien, le gouverneur refusa.

As you can well imagine, the governor refused.

Le directeur refusa.

The director refused.

Elle refusa mon invitation.

She refused my invitation.

Sami refusa de parler.

Sami refused to speak.

Il le refusa.

He refused it.

Elle le refusa.

She refused him.

On leur refusa de quitter l'hôtel.

They were refused permission to leave the hotel.

Tom refusa de payer ses factures.

Tom refused to pay his bills.

Tom refusa de nous dire quoi que ce soit.

Tom refused to tell us anything.

Le président refusa de répondre à la question.

The president refused to answer the question.

Tom refusa d'entrer dans la partie.

Tom refused to take part.

Elle se refusa à payer.

She refused to pay.

Elle refusa d'en dire plus.

She refused to say anything more.

Elle refusa.

She refused.

Ziri refusa.

Ziri refused.

Le jeune élève refusa de chanter la Marseillaise.

The young student refused to sing the Marseillaise.

Elle refusa notre proposition.

She refused our proposal.

Tom refusa de manger.

Tom refused to eat.

Le commandant refusa de négocier.

The commander refused to negotiate.

Tom refusa d'écouter Mary.

Tom refused to listen to Mary.

Le Congrès refusa d'agir.

Congress refused to act.

Elle refusa mon offre.

She refused my offer.

Elle refusa de jouer avec la chose, s'assit tout simplement et semblait fâchée.

She refused to play with the thing, simply sat down, and seemed angry.

Tom refusa de parler.

Tom refused to speak.

Tom refusa.

Tom refused.

Tom posa plusieurs questions à Marie, mais elle refusa d'y répondre.

Tom asked Marie several questions, but she refused to answer them.

Tom refusa d'y aller.

Tom refused to go.

Tom refusa de signer le document.

Tom refused to sign the document.