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1 uko
iz.1. refusal, denial; \uko biribila eman genion we turned him down flat2. refusal, rejection, rebuff; \ukoan egon to be dead against; erregea beti \ukoan zegoen haustekunde libreak uzteko the king was dead against allowing free elections; idiak \ukoan daude the oxen refuse to budge3. ( atxikimendua haustea) renunciation4. abnegation, denial; norberaren \ukoa self-denial -
2 uko egin
1.a. ( ezetz adierazi) to reject, rebuff; Erregeak \uko egin egin zion the King rebuffed himb. ( proposamena, eskainitakoa) to turn down, reject2. ( egin beharrekoari ezetz) to refuse, reject; soldadutzari \uko egin egiten diotenak those who refuse military service; lan gogorrari \uko egin egiten diotenak those who reject hard worka. to renounce, give up; munduari \uko egin egin to give up wordly {things || possessions} | to withdraw from the worldb. ( erlijio, e.a.) to renounce, abjure; bere fedeari \uko egin egin zion he renounced his faith | he apostacized | he committed apostasy; bere eskubideari \uko egin egin zion he {forswore || gave up || renounced} all his rights4. ( akitu, nekatu) to fail; ez daukat jarraitzerik, belaunek \uko egin egiten didate I can't go on, my knees are failing me5. ( ez bete, huts egin) to ignore; leg eari \uko egin egin to ignore the law6. ( erdeinatu) to reject, despise -
3 forsendi ĝentile
put off, rebuff, send about his business
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Rebuff — Re*buff (r[ e]*b[u^]f ), n. [It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri (L. re ) + buffo puff. Cf. {Buff} to strike, {Buffet} a blow.] 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. [1913 Webster] The strong rebuff of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rebuff — [n] turning away; ignoring brushoff*, check, cold shoulder*, cut, defeat, denial, discouragement, go by*, hard time*, insult, kick in the teeth*, nix*, nothing doing*, opposition, rebuke, refusal, rejection, reprimand, repulse, slight, snub,… … New thesaurus
Rebuff — Re*buff , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuffed} (r[ e]*b[u^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuffing}.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rebuff — I noun admonition, censure, check, chiding, cold shoulder, condemnation, counteraction, criticism, defeat, defiance, disapproval, discouragement, discourtesy, disregard, flat refusal, insult, opposition, peremptory refusal, rebuke, recoil,… … Law dictionary
rebuff — ► VERB ▪ reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner. ► NOUN ▪ an abrupt rejection. ORIGIN obsolete French rebuffer, from Italian buffo a gust, puff … English terms dictionary
rebuff — [ri buf′] n. [MFr rebuffe < It rabbuffo < rabbuffare, to disarrange, altered by metathesis (prob. infl. by buffare, to blow) < baruffare, to scuffle < Langobardic * biraufan, akin to OHG biroufan, to tussle, pluck out] 1. an abrupt,… … English World dictionary
rebuff — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp ▪ humiliating ▪ electoral (BrE) ▪ The party suffered a humiliating electoral rebuff in 1945. VERB + REBUFF ▪ … Collocations dictionary
rebuff — UK [rɪˈbʌf] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rebuff : present tense I/you/we/they rebuff he/she/it rebuffs present participle rebuffing past tense rebuffed past participle rebuffed formal to refuse to talk to someone or do what they suggest… … English dictionary
rebuff — n. 1) to meet with a rebuff 2) a polite; sharp rebuff * * * [rɪ bʌf] sharp rebuff a polite to meet with a rebuff … Combinatory dictionary
rebuff — {{11}}rebuff (n.) 1610s, from REBUFF (Cf. rebuff) (v.). {{12}}rebuff (v.) 1580s, from obsolete Fr. rebuffer to check, snub, from It. ribuffare to check, chide, snide, from ribuffo a snub, from ri back (from L. re , see RE (Cf. re )) + … Etymology dictionary
rebuff — [[t]rɪbʌ̱f[/t]] rebuffs, rebuffing, rebuffed VERB If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what they suggest. [V n] He wanted sex with Julie but she rebuffed him... [V n] His proposals have already been… … English dictionary
