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rebuffer — (entrée créée par le supplément) (re bu fé) v. a. Repousser par des rebuffades. REMARQUE Ayant rebuffade, il n y a aucune raison pour ne pas reprendre le verbe rebuffer, qui était usité au XVIe siècle … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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rebuff — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French rebuffer, from Old Italian ribuffare to reprimand, from ribuffo reprimand Date: circa 1586 to reject or criticize sharply ; snub • rebuff noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
rebuff — rebuffable, adj. rebuffably, adv. n. /ri buf , ree buf/; v. /ri buf /, n. 1. a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. 2. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub. 3. a check to action or progress. v.t. 4. to give a … Universalium
rebuffade — (re bu fa d ) s. f. Refus accompagné de paroles dures. Ce serait me rendre indigne de vos bonnes grâces, si, crainte d une rebuffade ou par l appréhension de la peine, je manquais à vous proposer les véritables expédients, Lett. de Vauban à… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rebuff — re|buff [rıˈbʌf] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French rebuffer, from Old Italian ribuffare to criticize angrily ] formal an unkind or unfriendly answer to a friendly suggestion or offer of help = ↑snub ▪ He received a humiliating rebuff from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rebuff — {{11}}rebuff (n.) 1610s, from REBUFF (Cf. rebuff) (v.). {{12}}rebuff (v.) 1580s, from obsolete Fr. rebuffer to check, snub, from It. ribuffare to check, chide, snide, from ribuffo a snub, from ri back (from L. re , see RE (Cf. re )) + … Etymology dictionary
rebuff — verb reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner. noun an abrupt rejection. Origin C16: from obs. Fr. rebuffer (v.), rebuffe (n.), from Ital. ri (expressing opposition) + buffo a gust, puff , of imitative origin … English new terms dictionary
rebuff — re•buff [[t]rɪˈbʌf[/t]] n. 1) a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of unwelcome advances 2) a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc 3) a check to action or progress 4) to give a rebuff to; check; repel • Etymology: 1580–90; < MF rebuffer < … From formal English to slang
rebuff — ► VERB ▪ reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner. ► NOUN ▪ an abrupt rejection. ORIGIN obsolete French rebuffer, from Italian buffo a gust, puff … English terms dictionary
