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Significados de rebuff en inglés

catalán
rebuig
español
repulsa

An instance of driving away or warding off.

repulsa
portugués
repelir
catalán
menysprear
español
despreciar

Force or drive back.

despreciar
portugués
desconsideração
catalán
despreci
español
desprecio

A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

desprecio
Uso de rebuff en inglés
1
The government ran on a pro-war ticket and suffered a resounding rebuff.
The Guardian
2
The woman's resentment of the rebuff seemed to spur her lagging ideas.
The House of Mirth
3
She was really a little dazed by the firmness of the rebuff.
The Treasure
4
Anything that was not actual rebuff was invitation to her blunted sense.
The Judgment House
5
Hence it was that I received my second rebuff of the morning.
Dream Days
6
This distant rejoinder practically ends the brief acquaintance without any discourteous rebuff.
Etiquette
7
Your moral and physical welfare must not be shaken by this rebuff.
The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
8
Shuddering, she turned the knob and paused again for rebuff or command.
Dark Hollow
9
I recognized that refusal would be regarded as a rebuff, and therefore:
Bat Wing
10
The Chamberlain drew his cloak about him, cold with a contemptuous rebuff.
Doom Castle
11
Stung by the rebuff, Lincoln withdrew the bill, and started for home.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
12
Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
13
Our hero left this store a little disheartened by his second rebuff.
The Cash Boy
14
The girl, somewhat to his surprise, showed no resentment at his rebuff.
The Uphill Climb
15
There have been moments of failure, of rebuff, and even of disaster.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
16
She's been made an unpaid employee to rebuff criticisms about her… Audio
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