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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfin de non-recevoir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛ̃ də nɔ̃ ʁəsəvwaʁ
"Il a essuyé une fin de non-recevoir de la part du directeur."
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An abrupt, discourteous dismissal or rejection of a person or request.
"She tried to talk to him about the project, but she just got a cold brush-off."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'brush off', dating back to the late 19th century, originally meaning to dust someone or something off physically. By the early 20th century, the term evolved metaphorically to describe the act of dismissing someone abruptly or treating them with indifference.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brush-off" is said worldwide
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fin de non-recevoir
Transliteration: fɛ̃ də nɔ̃ ʁəsəvwaʁ
"Il a essuyé une fin de non-recevoir de la part du directeur."
Abfuhr
Transliteration: ˈapˌfuːɐ̯
"Sie hat ihm eine deutliche Abfuhr erteilt."
rimbalzo
Transliteration: rimˈbaltso
"Ha ricevuto un netto rimbalzo quando ha chiesto aiuto."
desaire
Transliteration: desˈaiɾe
"Le dolió mucho el desaire que le hizo su amigo."
fora
Transliteration: ˈfɔɾɐ
"Ele tentou puxar assunto, mas levou um fora."
झिड़की
Transliteration: jhiṛkī
"मदद मांगने पर उसे एक ठंडी झिड़की मिली।"
冷遇
Transliteration: lěngyù
"他试图向经理提问，却遭到了冷遇。"
퇴짜
Transliteration: toejjaga
"그는 그녀에게 제안을 했다가 매몰찬 퇴짜를 맞았다."
冷扱い
Transliteration: reiawatsukai
"彼は上司に相談したが、素気なく冷扱いされた。"
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