| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| dismiss sth out of hand v expr | (disregard) | avfärda⇒, avvisa⇒ vtr |
| | I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but I beg you not to dismiss it out of hand. |
| send sb away vi + adv | (dismiss) | skicka iväg ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | The headteacher gave the student a detention and sent him away. |
| cold-shoulder sb vtr | informal, figurative (snub) (bildlig) | ge ngn en kalldusch vbal uttr |
| | | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | | nobba⇒ vtr |
brush sth aside,
brush aside sth,
brush sth away,
brush away sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) (bildlig) | slå bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | vifta bort, vifta undan vtr partikel oskj |
| | | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | The Prime Minister brushed aside any suggestion that the government had failed to deal with the problem. |
| snub sth vtr | (show disrespect: sth) | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | | avspisa⇒ vtr |
| | The boss snubbed every suggestion Tom made. |
brush sb off,
brush off sb vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (dismiss: sb) | ignorera⇒ vtr |
| | (slang) | dissa⇒ vtr |
| | | nobba⇒ vtr |
| | | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | I've asked Walter repeatedly if we can talk but he keeps brushing me off. |
| reject sth vtr | (not believe) | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | (formellt, juridiskt) | ogilla⇒ vtr |
| | After six hours of deliberation, the jury rejected his version of events and found him guilty. |
brush sth off,
brush off sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (disregard: sth) | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | | ignorera⇒ vtr |
| | I was really upset; I had put a lot of work into that project, and my boss just brushed it off. |
| reject sth vtr | (rebuff) | avvisa⇒ vtr |
| | | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | She rejects the young man's advances. |
write sth off,
write off sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discount, dismiss) | avfärda⇒ vtr |
| | We can certainly write off his opinion: he never knows what he's talking about! |