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wave something aside

  • 1 abtun

    v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)
    1. umg. (Brille, Schürze) take off allg.
    2. (Argumente etc.) brush aside, pooh-pooh umg.; (auch jemanden) dismiss; pass off ( als as); etw. mit einem Achselzucken / Lachen abtun shrug / laugh s.th. off; und damit ist es abgetan? and that’s the end of it?
    3. altm. (töten) dispatch
    * * *
    das Abtun
    dismissal
    * * *
    ạb|tun
    vt sep
    1) (fig = beiseiteschieben) to dismiss

    etw mit einem Achselzucken/einem Lachen abtun — to shrug/laugh sth off

    See:
    → auch abgetan
    2) (dial = ablegen) to take off
    * * *
    (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) catch out
    * * *
    ab|tun
    1. (keine Wichtigkeit beimessen)
    ▪ etw [mit etw dat] \abtun to dismiss sth [with sth]
    etw mit einem Achselzucken/Lächeln \abtun to dismiss sth with a shrug/laugh, to shrug/laugh sth off
    ▪ etw als etw \abtun to dismiss sth as sth
    als jugendlichen Übermut kann man diese Gewalttaten nicht \abtun these acts of violence cannot be dismissed as youthful high spirits
    2. (selten: erledigen)
    ▪ [mit etw dat] abgetan sein to be settled [by sth]
    lassen wir es damit abgetan sein let that be an end to it
    eine Sache so schnell wie möglich \abtun to deal [or have done] with sth as quickly as possible
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb dismiss
    * * *
    abtun v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)
    1. umg (Brille, Schürze) take off allg
    2. (Argumente etc) brush aside, pooh-pooh umg; (auch jemanden) dismiss; pass off (
    als as);
    etwas mit einem Achselzucken/Lachen abtun shrug/laugh sth off;
    und damit ist es abgetan? and that’s the end of it?
    3. obs (töten) dispatch
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb dismiss
    * * *
    v.
    to shrug off v.

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См. также в других словарях:

  • wave something aside — DISMISS, reject, brush aside, shrug off, disregard, ignore, discount, play down; informal pooh pooh. → wave * * * dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant he waved the objection aside and carried on * * * ˌwave sthaˈside/aˈway derived to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wave something aside — dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant. → wave …   English new terms dictionary

  • wave something away — ˌwave sthaˈside/aˈway derived to not accept sth because you do not think it is necessary or important Syn: ↑dismiss • My objections to the plan were waved aside. • He waved away our thanks with a smile …   Useful english dictionary

  • brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → …   Useful english dictionary

  • wave aside — To dismiss (a suggestion, etc) as irrelevant or unimportant • • • Main Entry: ↑wave * * * ˌwave a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wave aside he/she/it waves aside …   Useful english dictionary

  • brush something aside — she brushed aside his repeated warnings Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • brush something aside — Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside, reject, spurn, laugh off, make light of; informal pooh pooh …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • wave — verb 1》 move one s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.     ↘move (one s hand or arm, or something held in one s hand) to and fro.     ↘(wave someone/thing down) wave one s hand to stop a driver or vehicle.     ↘(wave something aside)… …   English new terms dictionary

  • wave — wave1 W2S3 [weıv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sea)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(people and things)¦ 4¦(light and sound)¦ 5¦(signal)¦ 6 7¦(hair)¦ 8 make waves 9 new wave 10 11 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wave — 1 /weIv/ noun 1 ON THE SEA (C) a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: Dee watched the waves breaking on the rocks. 2 OF YOUR HAND (countable usually singular) a movement of your hand or arm from side to side 3 OF… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wave — wave1 [ weıv ] noun count *** ▸ 1 raised water ▸ 2 appearance/increase ▸ 3 sudden strong emotion ▸ 4 movement of hand, etc. ▸ 5 of sound/radio etc. ▸ 6 slight curl in hair ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a line of water that rises up on the surface of an ocean …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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