L’assureur refuse, c’est-à-dire que l’assureur dit non.

The insurer refuses—that is, the insurer says no.

Breakdown of L’assureur refuse, c’est-à-dire que l’assureur dit non.

• dire: to say
• qu’: that
• non: no
• refuser: to refuse

Questions & Answers about L’assureur refuse, c’est-à-dire que l’assureur dit non.

What does l’assureur mean?

L’assureur means the insurer or the insurance company / insurance provider, depending on context.

Strictly speaking, un assureur is an insurer. In real-life English, you might often translate it more naturally as the insurance company.

Why is it l’assureur and not le assureur?

French usually shortens le or la before a vowel sound.

• le assureur becomes l’assureur

This is called elision. It happens because assureur begins with a vowel sound.

You will see this very often in French:

• l’homme
• l’école
• l’assurance
• l’assureur

What part of speech is refuse here?

Here, refuse is a verb, not a noun or adjective.

It comes from the infinitive refuser, which means to refuse.

In this sentence, l’assureur refuse means:

• the insurer refuses

It is the third person singular present tense form, used with il/elle/on or any singular noun such as l’assureur.

How do you pronounce refuse in French? Is it like the English word refuse?