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Summary

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rebuff:
- traiter sans respect; reprocher vivement; reprocher amèrement
Wiktionary:
- rebuff → rebuffade
- rebuff → repousser, échec

English

Detailed Translations for rebuff from English to French

rebuff:

rebuff verb

rebuff (be hard on)
traiter sans respect; reprocher vivement; reprocher amèrement
- traiter sans respect verb
- reprocher vivement verb
- reprocher amèrement verb

Translation Matrix for rebuff:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	repulse; slight; snub
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
reprocher amèrement	be hard on; rebuff
reprocher vivement	be hard on; rebuff
traiter sans respect	be hard on; rebuff
-	drive back; fight off; repel; repulse; snub
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	snubbing

Related Words for "rebuff":

buff

Synonyms for "rebuff":

slight; discourtesy; offense; offence; offensive activity
snub; repulse; rejection
snub; repel; reject; spurn; freeze off; scorn; pooh-pooh; disdain; turn down
repulse; fight off; drive back; fight; oppose; fight back; fight down; defend

Related Definitions for "rebuff":

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)¹
an instance of driving away or warding off¹
reject outright and bluntly¹
force or drive back¹
- rebuff the attack¹

Wiktionary Translations for rebuff:

rebuff

noun

Attitude de refus brutal d’une demande ou d’une attente.
- rebuffade → rebuff

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• rebuff	→ repousser	↔ abblitzen — umgangssprachlich: von jemandem zurückgewiesen werden, jemandem gegenüber keine Chance zur Kommunikation haben
• rebuff	→ échec	↔ Abfuhr — eine Zurückweisung, Niederlage

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