snub

snub
1. transitive verb,
-bb-
1) (rebuff) brüskieren; vor den Kopf stoßen
2) (reprove) zurechtweisen; (insult) beleidigen
3) (reject) ablehnen
2. noun
Abfuhr, die
* * *
1. past tense, past participle - snubbed; verb
(to treat, or speak to, in a cold, scornful way; to insult: He snubbed me by not replying to my question.) eine Abfuhr erteilen
2. noun
(an act of snubbing; an insult.) die Abfuhr
3. adjective
((of the nose) short and slightly turned up at the end: a snub nose.) Stups-...
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snub
[snʌb]
I. vt
<-bb->
to \snub sb (offend by ignoring) jdn brüskieren [o vor den Kopf stoßen]; (insult) jdn beleidigen
II. n Brüskierung f
to take sth as a \snub sich akk durch etw akk beleidigt [o brüskiert] fühlen
* * *
[snʌb]
1. n
Brüskierung f

to give sb a snub — jdn brüskieren, jdn vor den Kopf stoßen; subordinate, pupil etc (verbally) jdm über den Mund fahren

to get a snub from sb — von jdm brüskiert or vor den Kopf gestoßen werden

2. vt
1) person brüskieren, vor den Kopf stoßen; subordinate, pupil (verbally) über den Mund fahren (+dat); suggestion, proposal kurz abtun; offer, request, plea ablehnen; talks bewusst fernbleiben (+dat)
2) (= ignore, not greet) schneiden
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snub1 [snʌb]
A v/t
1. jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen, brüskieren
2. jemandem über den Mund fahren:
snub sb into silence jemanden barsch zum Schweigen bringen
3. jemanden kurz abfertigen:
be snubbed auch sich eine Abfuhr holen
B s Brüskierung f:
suffer a snub brüskiert oder vor den Kopf gestoßen werden
snub2 [snʌb] adj
a) stumpf
b) snub nose Stupsnase f
* * *
1. transitive verb,
-bb-
1) (rebuff) brüskieren; vor den Kopf stoßen
2) (reprove) zurechtweisen; (insult) beleidigen
3) (reject) ablehnen
2. noun
Abfuhr, die
* * *
v.
brüskieren v.
rüffeln v.

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