refuse

refuser

Dire que l’on ne veut pas faire, accepter ou permettre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To say that you will not do, accept, or allow something.

• She refused my offer.
• He refuses to wear a coat.
• Why did they refuse our request?

Comment l'utiliser : refuse to do something (He refused to answer my question.); refuse someone something (The bank refused her a loan.)

Synonymes : turn down, reject, decline

Contraires : accept, agree

Expressions courantes : refuse an offer, refuse a request, refuse to go, refuse permission

refuser

Reculer une partie d’une ligne de soldats, souvent pour la protéger pendant qu’une autre partie attaque.

En anglais simple : To move part of a line of soldiers back, often to protect it while another part attacks.

• The commander refused the right flank.
• They refused one wing while the other advanced.
• He ordered the troops to refuse their left flank before the attack.

Synonymes : draw back, pull back

Contraires : advance

Expressions courantes : refuse the flank, refuse the wing, refuse the right

déchets, ordures

Choses que l’on jette parce qu’on n’en a plus besoin ou qu’on n’en veut plus.

En anglais simple : Things people throw away because they no longer need or want them.

• Please put refuse in the bins.
• The council collects household refuse every Tuesday.
• Refuse had piled up behind the empty building.

Synonymes : waste, rubbish, garbage, trash

Expressions courantes : household refuse, refuse collection, refuse disposal, refuse truck