rebuff
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rebuff(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. rechazar
The demands of the peaceful protestors were rebuffed by the police force.Las peticiones de los manifestantes pacíficos fueron rechazados por la fuerza policial.
b. desairar
The foreign dignitary rebuffed the queen by not bowing to her.El dignatario extranjero desairó a la reina por no hacerle una reverencia.
c. repeler
The supervisor rebuffed my request to reorganize the department.El supervisor repelió mi solicitud para reorganizar el departamento.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el rechazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The violinist was met with rebuff upon auditioning for all the regional orchestras.La violinista sufrió un rechazo al hacer audiciones para todas las orquestas regionales.
b. el desaire (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor shook the hand of everyone at the reunion except me. It was clearly a rebuff.El doctor dio la mano a todos en la reunión salvo a mí. Evidentemente fue un desaire.
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