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refusing

/ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/

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verb

Refuser, décliner

To decline (a request or demand).

Examples :

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

Ma demande d'augmentation de salaire a été refusée.

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verb

Refuser, décliner

To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

Examples :

"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."

J'ai demandé à la star si je pouvais avoir son autographe, mais elle a refusé.

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verb

Refouler, faire reculer

To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

Examples :

"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"

refouler l'aile droite pendant que l'aile gauche attaque

military war action

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verb

Refuser, renier

Examples :

"After his arrest, the father was refusing to acknowledge his son. "

Après son arrestation, le père refusait de reconnaître son fils.

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verb

Refondre

Examples :

"The metal sculptor was careful not to overheat the bronze statue, fearing it would start refusing and lose its intricate details. "

Le sculpteur sur métal veillait à ne pas surchauffer la statue de bronze, craignant qu'elle ne se refonde et perde ses détails complexes.

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