desairar

v.

to snub, to slight (person).

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desairar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desatender) to slight, snub

■ lo desairó durante el cóctel de la embajada she snubbed him during the cocktail party at the embassy

2 (desestimar) to reject

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to slight, snub; [+ cosa] to disregard

2) (Com) to default on

2.

VI

lo haré por no desairar — I'll do it rather than cause offence o (EEUU) offense

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verbo transitivo to snub

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= rebuff, slight, snub, spurn, diss.

Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.

Ex. 'Do not rebuff him before he has swept out his body or before he has said that for which he came'.

Ex. Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.

Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex. And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.

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verbo transitivo to snub

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= rebuff, slight, snub, spurn, diss.

Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.

Ex: 'Do not rebuff him before he has swept out his body or before he has said that for which he came'.

Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.

Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.

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desairar [A1 ]

vt

to snub

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desairar verbo transitivo to slight, snub: aceptaron la invitación para no desairar a su hermana, they accepted the invitation so her sister wouldn't be offended
'desairar' also found in these entries:
English:
rebuff
- slight
- snub

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desairar vt

[persona] to snub, to slight

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desairar

v/t snub

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desairar {5} vt

: to snub, to rebuff