il refusait

refused

→ refuser
refus refuse, decline + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect or conditional
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #21,247
refused Imperfect tense (ongoing/habitual in the past): “was refusing” / “used to refuse,” depending on context.
FR: Il refusait de partir.
EN: He refused to leave.
Conjugation of refuser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third refusait refusaient

Il refusait de contribuer aux dépenses.

He refused to contribute to the expenses.

Elle refusait de la fermer.

She refused to shut up.

Un truc qu'il refusait qu'on entende.

Something he refused to let us hear.

— Tesis (1996)

Hier soir, il lui a dit qu'il refusait de mourir de faim.

Last night, he told her that he refused to starve to death.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Il refusait les médicaments!

He refused the medication!

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Il refusait de nous croire.

He refused to believe us.

Elle refusait de lui parler.

She refused to speak to him.

Il refusait d'accepter un compromis.

He refused to accept a compromise.

Mary refusait que je l'aide.

Mary refused to let me help her.

Que faire si elle refusait de partir sans son foutu chapeau?

What if she refused to leave without her damn hat?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il refusait même de me parler.

He wouldn’t even talk to me.

Il refusait de sortir.

He refused to go out.

Il refusait de comprendre mon coréen.

He refused to understand my Korean.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Elle refusait de dévoiler le secret.

She refused to reveal the secret.

Sami refusait de parler.

Sami refused to talk.

Maître Liao refusait d admettre sa défaite.

Master Liao refused to admit defeat.

— Ip Man (2008)

Il refusait de suivre mes conseils.

He refused to follow my advice.