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No. 11,376 in French

refusait

"Refusait" means "refused."

In a sentence

  • Elle refusait d'aller à l'école tous les matins.

    She refused to go to school every morning.

    Expressing persistent unwillingness to perform an action in the past.

  • Il refusait toujours de manger des légumes.

    He always refused to eat vegetables.

    Denoting a repeated action in the past showing disapproval or rejection.

  • Nous savions qu'elle refusait l'idée de quitter sa ville natale.

    We knew that she refused the idea of leaving her hometown.

    Conveying a disagreement or rejection of a concept persistently in a narrative.

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