brush-off in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brush-off in the English»French Dictionary

brush-off [Brit, Am ˈbrəʃˌɔf] N inf

to give sb the brush-off

rembarrer qn inf

to get the brush-off

se faire rembarrer inf

I.brush off VB [Brit brʌʃ -, Am brəʃ -] (brush off [sth/sb], brush [sth/sb] off)

brush off person, offer, allegation, challenge

repousser

brush off threat, incident, disagreement

écarter

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to brush sth off/into sth (with brush or hand)

brosser qc de/dans qc

Translations for brush-off in the French»English Dictionary

râteau <pl râteaux> [ʀɑto] N m

râteau

rake

prendre un râteau inf

to get the brush-off inf

brush-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brush-off in the English»French Dictionary

brush-off [ˈbrʌʃɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N

to give sb the brush-off

envoyer qn sur les roses

to get the brush-off from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses par qn

brush off VB trans

1. brush off (rebuff, avoid):

brush off

repousser

2. brush off (ignore):

brush off

écarter d'un geste

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to brush sth off

enlever qc à la brosse/au balai

brush-off Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to brush sth off

enlever qc à la brosse/au balai

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He gets the same brush-off from a few more young women - some look embarrassed, others impatient.

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It is simply a brush-off.

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Not exactly a brush-off, but a diplomatic snub just the same.

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We have even been given the brush-off by its agent.

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If nothing else, that reply gives a good idea of the brush-off householders can expect to receive if they complain when the tariff rates they were promised are cut.

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And in a complete reversal the disinterested, shy or bashful look sideways a woman often gives is not the brush-off most men thought it was.

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After he got the brush-off from the bank, he desperately needed to find outside investors because he was almost too successful.

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He got a polite brush-off instead.

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She taught me not to accept a brush-off from those in authority.

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The brush-off did give him an idea.

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