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Se refuser et refuser
L'aspirateur se refuse à marcher, il faut le reparer.
L'aspirateur refuse de marcher, il faut le reparer.
Le stylo se refuse à écrire.
Le stylo refuse d'écrire.
[ I copied the above from a website.]
I just want you to translate the above in to English and tell me the difference between the words 'refuser' and 'se refuser'.
I think the French word 'aspirateur' is the life saving machine in English. When people get a serious heart attack, doctors put them on a life saving machine.
L'aspirateur refuse de marcher, il faut le reparer.
Le stylo se refuse à écrire.
Le stylo refuse d'écrire.
[ I copied the above from a website.]
I just want you to translate the above in to English and tell me the difference between the words 'refuser' and 'se refuser'.
I think the French word 'aspirateur' is the life saving machine in English. When people get a serious heart attack, doctors put them on a life saving machine.
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Permalink Reply by Marc Vonhalmen on -
aspirateur = vacuum cleaner. You're mistaking with "respirateur", I guess.
Well, "se refuser à" = "refuser de". That's basically all I can say ;-)
Je me refuse à vous répondre = Je refuse de vous répondre.
Yet, using "se refuser à" is slightly more formal than "refuser de". That is the only notable difference between both expressions. Otherwise, they basically mean the same.
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