brush-off in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brush-off in the English»Italian Dictionary

brush-off [Brit, Am ˈbrəʃˌɔf] N inf

to give sb the brush-off

scaricare qn

to get the brush-off

essere scaricato

brush off VB [brʌʃ -] (brush off [sth, sb], brush [sth, sb] off)

brush off person

ignorare, snobbare

brush off offer, allegation, challenge

respingere

brush off threat, incident, disagreement

ridimensionare

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

togliere qc da qc con la spazzola o con la mano

Translations for brush-off in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.scaricare [skariˈkare] VB trans

1. scaricare (levare il carico, svuotare del contenuto):

scaricare persona: carico, veicolo, merce, lavatrice

to unload

scaricare camion:

to dump

scaricare immondizia, sabbia

to tip

scaricare persona:

to empty

scaricare cisterna, caldaia

to drain

scaricare fabbrica, zona industriale: fumi, gas, acque di scarico

to discharge

scaricare cloro, zolfo nell'atmosfera

to eject chlorine, sulphur into the atmosphere

2. scaricare (fare scendere) inf:

scaricare passeggero

to drop off

scaricami alla stazione

let me off at the station

3. scaricare inf:

scaricare (liberarsi)

to get rid of

scaricare cliente, scocciatore

to dispose of

scaricare (piantare, mollare)

to dump

scaricare (piantare, mollare)

to drop

scaricare fidanzata, ragazzo

to ditch

essere scaricato

to get the brush-off

4. scaricare (versare):

la Senna scarica le sue acque nella Manica

the Seine flows or drains into the English Channel

5. scaricare ARCHIT:

la trave scarica il peso sulle colonne

the beam distributes or discharges its weight on the columns

6. scaricare COMPUT (da Internet):

scaricare pagina web, file

to download

scaricare pagina web, file

to download

scaricare pagina web, file

to check

scaricare posta elettronica

to fetch

7. scaricare ELEC:

scaricare

to run down

scaricare

to discharge

scaricare batterie

to flatten Brit

8. scaricare MECH:

scaricare molla

to release

9. scaricare:

scaricare arma da fuoco

to unload

scaricare (sparando) fucile, arma

to fire (off)

10. scaricare fig:

scaricare (addossare)

to shift

scaricare responsabilità

to shuffle off

scaricare (sgravare)

to unburden

scaricare coscienza

to unload

scaricare la colpa su qn

to lay or put the blame on sb, to off-load the blame onto sb

scaricare un problema sulle spalle di qn

to drop or dump a problem in sb's lap

scaricare la rabbia su qn

to take one's anger out on sb, to vent one's anger on sb

scaricare addosso a qn una raffica di insulti

to hurl a flood of insults at sb

scaricare la tensione or i nervi (distendersi)

to relieve tension

scaricare qn di (sollevare, sgravare) compito, obbligo, responsabilità

to relieve sb of

11. scaricare COMM (detrarre):

scaricare spese, IVA

to deduct

II.scaricare [skariˈkare] VB intr aux avere

il lavandino non scarica più

the sink is blocked

III.scaricarsi VB refl

1. scaricarsi ELEC (esaurire la carica):

scaricarsi batteria:

to run down

scaricarsi batteria:

to go dead

scaricarsi batteria:

to go flat Brit

2. scaricarsi MECH:

scaricarsi orologio:

to wind down

scaricarsi orologio:

to run down

3. scaricarsi (abbattersi):

il temporale si scaricò nella valle

the storm hit the valley

il fulmine si è scaricato sull'albero

the lightning struck the tree

4. scaricarsi fig:

scaricarsi (sfogarsi)

to let off steam

scaricarsi (aprirsi)

to relieve one's feelings

scaricarsi (aprirsi)

to unburden oneself form

scaricarsi di un peso

to get sth of one's chest

scaricarsi la coscienza di qc

to unburden one's conscience of sth

scaricarsi con qn

to pour out one's troubles or heart to sb

5. scaricarsi (defecare):

scaricarsi inf, euph

to relieve oneself

brush-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brush-off in the English»Italian Dictionary

brush-off N inf

to give sb the brush-off

dare il due di picche a qn

brush off VB trans

brush off dust

togliere con una spazzola

brush off person

non far caso a

brush off criticism

ignorare

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to brush sth off

togliere qc con una spazzola

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

to brush sth off

togliere qc con una spazzola

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But she gets the brush-off.

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He got a polite brush-off instead.

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The brush-off did give him an idea.

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Or perhaps our summary brush-off wounded him keenly.

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

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Jon reckons she is the best-looking woman he has ever seen, a beauty which is only enhanced when she gives him the brush-off.

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Can you imagine what she would have thought, said, done, if one of her staff had given her that brush-off.

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None of this was a surprise, but it still felt like an unkind date giving me a very cruel brush-off.

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Jet lag appears to be this particular young guy's only worry, and even that gets a rapid brush-off.

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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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