brush-off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for brush-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brush-off [Am ˈbrəʃˌɔf, Brit] N inf

to give sb the brush-off

darle calabazas a alguien inf

to get the brush-off

recibir calabazas inf

I.brush off VB [Am brəʃ -, Brit brʌʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. brush off (clean off):

brush off mud/hair

quitar (cepillando)

2. brush off (dismiss, disregard):

brush off advances/suggestions

no hacer caso de

brush off advances/suggestions

hacer caso omiso de

brush off person

no hacerle caso a

II.brush off VB [Am brəʃ -, Brit brʌʃ -] (v + adv)

brush off dirt/mark:

brush off

salir

brush off

quitarse (al cepillarlo)

Translations for brush-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

calabaza N f

1.1. calabaza (fruto):

calabaza BOT, FOOD (redondo)

pumpkin

calabaza (alargado)

squash Am

calabaza (alargado)

marrow Brit

dar calabazas inf (a un pretendiente)

to give … the brush-off inf

dar calabazas (a un estudiante)

to fail

dar calabazas (a un estudiante)

to flunk Am inf

1.2. calabaza (recipiente):

calabaza BOT, FOOD

gourd

2. calabaza inf (persona tonta):

calabaza

dimwit inf

calabaza

dummy inf

brush-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brush-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brush-off [ˈbrʌʃɒf, Am -ɑ:f] N inf

to give sb the brush-off

dar calabazas a alguien

to get the brush-off from sb

recibir calabazas de alguien

brush off VB trans

brush off person

no hacer caso a

brush off criticism

pasar por alto

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to brush sth off

quitar algo con un cepillo

Translations for brush-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

calabaza N f

1. calabaza BOT:

calabaza

pumpkin

2. calabaza pej (persona):

calabaza

dummy

Phrases:

dar calabazas a alguien (un suspenso)

to fail sb

dar calabazas a alguien (una negativa)

to give sb the brush-off

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sacudir (moscas)

to brush off

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

to brush sth off

quitar algo con un cepillo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But surely a few must have called their local newspapers and gotten the brush-off.

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

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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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Those with smell disorders often feel they are given the brush-off by the medical profession.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He got a polite brush-off instead.

phenomena.nationalgeographic.com

They were given the 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.

www.independent.co.uk

Sometimes, having given an innocent user a brush-off from one fake profile, the pseudo team member would then message them from a different fake account to continue the fake flirting.

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