Usage examples of "refused to act" in English with translation to French

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Congress refused to act. Le Congrès refusa d'agir.
Try to act your age. Essaie de te comporter selon ton âge.
She refused to do what they wanted. Elle a refusé de faire ce qu'ils demandaient.
We have to act quick. Il nous faut agir vite.
She refused to take the money. Elle a refusé de prendre l'argent.
It is imperative for you to act at once. Il est impératif que vous agissiez sur le champ.
He refused to do so. Il a refusé de le faire.
It is better to act than to talk. Il vaut mieux faire que dire.
He flatly refused to let me in. Il refusa catégoriquement de me laisser entrer.
He is slow to decide, but he is quick to act. Il est lent pour décider, mais il est rapide dans l'action.
I tried to explain to him that we were not responsible for his mistake but he refused to listen. J'ai essayé de lui expliquer que l'on n'était pas responsable de ses erreurs mais il ne voulait rien entendre.
He must be a gentleman to act that way. Ça ne peut être qu'un gentleman pour agir ainsi.
I refused to eat until my parents came home. Je me suis abstenu de manger jusqu'à ce que mes parents soient rentrés à la maison.
If you're going to act like an idiot, then you're going to be treated as one. Si vous agissez comme un idiot, alors vous allez être traité comme tel.
Joan of Arc refused to attribute the voices she could hear to anything other than the Word of the Lord. Jeanne d'Arc refusa de renoncer à sa conviction que les voix qu'elle entendait étaient de Dieu et nulle autre.
He must be crazy to act like that. Il doit être fou pour agir ainsi.
Doctors refused to perform a second operation. Les médecins ont refusé d'effectuer une deuxième opération.
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral. Un homme peut vivre et être en santé sans tuer d'animaux pour se nourrir ; en conséquence, s'il mange de la viande, il participe au meurtre d'un animal simplement pour satisfaire son appétit. Et agir ainsi est immoral.
They refused to join the army. Ils refusèrent d'entrer dans l'armée.
The more learned and witty you be, the more fit to act for Satan will you be. Plus vous serez éduqué et spirituel, et plus vous serez susceptible d'agir pour Satan.
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