brush-off

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrʌʃɒf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brush′ôf′, -of′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
brush [sb] off,
brush off [sb] vtr phrasal sep		 figurative, informal (dismiss: [sb]) (a alguien)ningunear⇒ vtr
  no hacer caso a, restar importancia loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)no dar bola a loc verb
  (CO, coloquial)no pararle bolas a loc verb
 I've asked Walter repeatedly if we can talk but he keeps brushing me off.
 Le pregunté mucha veces a Walter si podíamos hablar, pero me sigue ninguneando.
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 figurative, informal (disregard: [sth])restar importancia loc verb
  no dar importancia loc verb
  menospreciar⇒ vtr
  (informal)ningunear⇒ vtr
 I was really upset; I had put a lot of work into that project, and my boss just brushed it off.
 Estaba realmente mal, trabajé mucho en ese proyecto y mi jefe le restó importancia.
  (informal)sacar de encima, quitar de encima loc verb
  hacer de menos loc verb
  (ES, coloquial)mandar a paseo loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
get the brushoff,
also UK: get the brush-off v expr		 figurative, slang (person: be snubbed)dar vuelta la cara a loc verb
  dar la espalda a loc verb
Note: En español la expresión tiene un uso transitivo, no pasivo.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando le quise dar mi opinión, me dio vuelta la cara.
get the brushoff from [sb],
also UK: get the brush-off from [sb] v expr		 figurative, slang (person: be snubbed by [sb])dar vuelta la cara a loc verb
  dar la espalda a loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando le quise dar mi opinión, mi jefe me dio vuelta la cara.
get the brushoff,
also UK: get the brush-off v expr		 figurative, slang (idea: be rejected)ser rechazado loc verb
get the brushoff from [sb],
also UK: get the brush-off from [sb] v expr		 figurative, slang (idea: be rejected by [sb])ser rechazado por loc verb
give [sb] the brushoff (US),
give [sb] the brush-off (UK) v expr		 figurative, slang (snub [sb])desdeñar a vtr + prep
  ignorar a vtr + prep
  (ES: coloquial)mandar a paseo a loc verb + prep
give [sth] the brushoff (US),
give [sth] the brush-off (UK) v expr		 figurative, slang (idea: reject, dismiss)rechazar⇒, descartar⇒ vtr
  no dar importancia a loc verb + prep
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'brush-off' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
desconsiderar - eludir - mandar por un tubo - repeler


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