refuse

The employer's group and some governments were refusing to allow the issue to be taken to the International Court of Justice, ICJ.
Le groupe des employeurs et certains gouvernements refusaient de permettre que le problème soit porté au niveau de la Cour internationale de Justice, la CIJ.
A few weeks ago, taxi drivers in Brussels were refusing to take Austrian passengers.
Il y a quelques semaines, les chauffeurs de taxis bruxellois ont refusé d'accepter des clients autrichiens.
The professor saw clearly that my legs were refusing to carry me and decided to stop, despite his impatience.
Le professeur vit bien que mes jambes me refusaient tout service, et, malgré son impatience, il se décida à s'arrêter.
According to another source of information, a number of companies manufacturing and importing medicines were refusing to supply them to hospitals, as they had not been paid for earlier shipments or were uncertain that they would be paid for ordered medicines.
Selon une autre source d'information, plusieurs sociétés de fabrication et d'importation de médicaments refusaient de ravitailler les hôpitaux, parce qu'ils n'avaient pas réglé les livraisons précédentes ou parce qu'elles n'étaient pas sûres que les commandes de médicaments seraient payées.
Out of four cases in which Sikh lycée students were refusing to remove their turbans, it has not proved possible to settle only one: the pupil, who is aged 17, has ceased to attend the lycée, and so put an end to all discussion.
Sur les quatre lycéens sikhs qui refusaient de retirer leur turban, un seul cas n'a pu être réglé, l'élève, âgé de 17 ans, ne s'étant plus présenté au lycée et mettant, de ce fait, un terme à toute discussion.
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