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snub

UK
/snʌb/
US
/snʌb/

Translations

snubnoun
snubs
pl
UK
/snʌb/
US
/snʌb/
Her refusal to attend the party was seen as a snub to the host.
Son refus d'assister à la fête a été perçu comme un camouflet pour l'hôte.
Additional translations
arrêtSens technique, notamment en marine ou en mécanique.
Synonyms
rebuff
slight
snubbery
disdain
insult
snubverb
snubbed
Past Simple
snubbed
Past Participle
snubbing
Gerund
UK
/snʌb/
US
/snʌb/
She snubbed him at the party by turning her back when he tried to speak to her.
Elle l'a snobé à la fête en lui tournant le dos quand il a essayé de lui parler.
Additional translations
briderSens technique, notamment en marine.
Synonyms
cold-shoulder
shun
dismiss
ignore
slight
rebuff
Antonyms
accept
welcome
embrace
snubadjective
snubber
Comp.
snubbest
Super.
UK
/snʌb/
US
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camusSe dit surtout d'un nez court et retroussé.
The puppy had a snub nose that made it look even more adorable.
Le chiot avait un nez camus qui le rendait encore plus adorable.
Additional translations
trapuSe dit d'une forme courte, épaisse ou peu allongée.
Synonyms
short
retrousse
button-nosed
upturned-nosed
turned-up
upturned
pug-nosed
snub-nosed

Definitions

snubnoun
An act of showing disdain or a lack of respect by ignoring or dismissing someone.
Her refusal to attend the party was seen as a snub to the host.
A deliberate slight or insult.
The snub from his colleagues left him feeling isolated and undervalued.
A sudden stop or check applied to a moving rope, vessel, animal, or object.
With a quick snub of the reins, the rider brought the horse to an abrupt halt.
snubverb
To ignore or refuse to acknowledge someone deliberately.
She snubbed him at the party by turning her back when he tried to speak to her.
To reject or dismiss abruptly or disdainfully.
The committee snubbed his proposal without even considering it.
To suddenly stop or check the motion of (a rope, vessel, etc.) by fastening or wrapping it around a post, cleat, or similar object.
The deckhand snubbed the line around the bitt to keep the boat from drifting backward.
snubadjective
Having a short and turned-up nose.
The puppy had a snub nose that made it look even more adorable.
Short and blunt in form; stubby.
The old revolver had a snub barrel that barely extended past the frame.
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