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refuza
to refuse /re.fuˈza/
verb#962 most common
Also: to decline, to reject, to turn down
Example sentences
Ea refuză cafeaua.
She refuses the coffee.
Nu refuz niciodată o prăjitură.
I never refuse a pastry.
El a refuzat să vină la petrecere.
He refused to come to the party.
Copilul refuză să mănânce legume.
The child refuses to eat vegetables.
Compania a refuzat oferta lor din cauza prețului.
The company turned down their offer because of the price.
Deși știa că va fi criticat, a refuzat categoric să semneze documentul.
Although he knew he would be criticized, he flatly refused to sign the document.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | refuz | refuzai | voi refuza |
| 2sg | refuzi | refuzași | vei refuza |
| 3sg | refuză | refuză | va refuza |
| 1pl | refuzăm | refuzarăm | vom refuza |
| 2pl | refuzați | refuzarăți | veți refuza |
| 3pl | refuză | refuzară | vor refuza |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "a refuza" from French "refuser" in the 19th century, during the period when Romanian scholars rebuilt the language's vocabulary along Latin and Western Romance lines. French "refuser" itself descends from Latin "recusare", meaning to object to or decline. The word entered Romanian as a ready-made verb rather than evolving from within the language's older Latin stock.
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