rebuff russian
осади́ть
to besiege, to lay siege to
to besiege (with questions), to overwhelm, to mob
to put in one's place, to take down a peg, to rebuff
to rein in (a horse), to pull up, to halt
to drive in (a pile), to ram down, to make settle
о́тповедь
reproof, rebuke, rebuff
отбрива́ть
to rebuff, to rebuke, to tell off
отши́ть
to rebuff, to snub, to brush off
to finish sewing, to sew (a garment) to completion
to unstitch, to detach (by unpicking seams), to rip off
отбрива́ющий
rebuffing, snubbing, brushing off, curtly refusing
отбрива́вший
who was rebuffing, who was rejecting, who was brushing off
отбриваемый
rebuffed, brushed off, repelled, turned away
отфутболивающий
shirking, passing off, deflecting, rebuffing
отшиваемый
rejected, turned away, rebuffed
Examples
Она умеет вежливо отбривать назойливых поклонников.
She knows how to politely rebuff persistent admirers.



















