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se recusava a

refused to

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refused to Imperfect past form of a reflexive construction used to say someone would not do something or was unwilling to do it.
PO: Ele se recusava a responder às perguntas.
EN: He refused to answer the questions.

Tom se recusava a dizer sim.

Tom refused to say yes.

Ela morreu pois se recusava a comer.

She died because she refused to eat.

— A Era da Escuridão (2016)

Ela se recusava a fazer o que queriam.

She refused to do what they wanted.

Tom se recusava a fazer o que queríamos que ele fizesse.

Tom refused to do what we wanted him to do.

O Tom se recusava a se preocupar sobre o futuro.

Tom refused to worry about the future.

Tom se recusava a ir para a cama.

Tom refused to go to bed.

Se recusava a ter um em casa.

They refused to have one at home.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)