rebuff

[US]/rɪˈbʌf/
[UK]/rɪˈbʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ett fast avslag; avvisande; likgiltighet
vt. att avvisa bestämt
Word Forms
Pluralrebuffs
Present Participlerebuffing
Third Person Singularrebuffs
Past Participlerebuffed
Past Tenserebuffed

Example Sentences

rebuff an invitation from sb.

avböja en inbjudan från någon

Her efforts were met with a sharp rebuff.

Hennes ansträngningar möttes av en bestämd avvisning.

the rebuff did little to dampen his ardour.

Avvisningen minskade knappt hans entusiasm.

Repeated rebuffs couldn't extinguish my enthusiasm.

Upprepade motgångar kunde inte släcka min entusiasm

Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.

Hennes avvisande slog honom helt ner.

He avoided speaking to her, expecting a rebuff.

Han undvek att prata med henne, och förväntade sig ett nej.

My father was too proud to risk a rebuff, so he simply did not ask her.

Min far var för stolt för att riskera att bli avvisad, så han frågade henne helt enkelt inte.

she met some rebuffs from people she had counted as her friends.

Hon mötte en del avvisningar från människor hon hade räknat som hennes vänner.

I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms.

Jag frågade henne att bli min fru, och blev bestämt avvisad.

She suffered a rebuff from her manager when she raised the matter.

Hon fick en motgång av sin chef när hon tog upp saken.

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