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brush-off

Translation

to get the brush-off (inform)
recibir calabazas col.
ser ignorado,da
to give sb the brush-off (inform)
dar calabazas a alguien col.
She gave him the brush-off
Le dio calabazas
dar de lado a alguien
(Definition of brush-off from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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