Sentence examples of "refuser" in French with translation "reject"

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Refuser le bakchich fut très avisé de sa part. It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.
Ce fut très avisé de sa part de refuser le pot-de-vin. It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.
Je ne sais pas ce qu'il a dans la tête pour refuser une proposition si favorable. I have no idea what he has in mind, rejecting such a favorable proposal.
Elle a refusé son aide. She rejected his offer of help.
Ils vidèrent des bouteilles de vin de Bordeaux dans le caniveau devant les caméras de télévision, en criant des slogans contre la France qui refusait la guerre en Iraq. Before TV cameras, they emptied bottles of Bordeaux wine into the gutter - crying out slogans against the France that had rejected the war in Iraq.
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