noun🔗ShareCamouflet, affrontA deliberate affront or slight."The teacher's snub of Sarah's question during class was a clear sign of disapproval. "Le camouflet du professeur à la question de Sarah pendant le cours était un signe clair de désapprobation.attitudehumancharacteractionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrêt brusque, coup d'arrêtA sudden checking of a cable or rope."The sudden snub of the tow rope as the car lurched forward nearly pulled the boat off its trailer. "L'arrêt brusque du câble de remorquage lorsque la voiture a tangué en avant a failli faire tomber le bateau de sa remorque.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNœud, protubérance, accrocheA knot; a protuberance; a snag."The climber's rope caught on a small snag, or snub, on the cliff face. "La corde de l'alpiniste s'est accrochée à une petite accroche, ou nœud, sur la paroi rocheuse.partthingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareToiser, snober, ignorerTo slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone."My sister snubbed me at the family dinner, refusing to even look my way. "Ma sœur m'a toisé lors du dîner de famille, refusant même de me regarder.attitudepersonactioncommunicationcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRefuser, snoberTo turn down; to dismiss."He snubbed my offer of help."Il a snobé mon offre d'aide.attitudeactioncharacterhumanemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRabaisser, rembarrerTo check; to reprimand."The teacher snubbed Maria for talking during the important presentation. "Le professeur a rabaissé Maria pour avoir parlé pendant la présentation importante.attitudeactioncommunicationmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉteindreTo stub out (a cigarette etc)."He finished his cigarette and then snubbed it out in the ashtray. "Il a fini sa cigarette, puis l'a éteinte dans le cendrier.actionitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire passer un cordage sur une bitte d'amarrageTo halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner."The sailor snubbed the mooring rope around the bollard to secure the boat. "Le marin a fait passer la aussière autour du bollard pour sécuriser le bateau.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉmonder, rognerTo clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of."The gardener snubbed the overgrown rose bush to encourage new growth. "Le jardinier a taillé le rosier envahi pour encourager une nouvelle croissance.actionbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCamus, retrousséConspicuously short."a snub-nosed revolver"un revolver au nez camusappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCamusOf the nose: flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up."My brother has a snub nose, and it's quite noticeable. "Mon frère a le nez camus, et c'est assez visible.appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(D'un polyèdre) Dérivé d'un polyèdre plus simple par l'ajout de faces triangulaires supplémentaires(of a polyhedron) Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces."The teacher's lesson plan included a snub cube, a three-dimensional shape derived from a simpler cube. "Le plan de leçon du professeur comprenait un cube snub, une forme tridimensionnelle dérivée d'un cube plus simple.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire des sanglots convulsifsTo sob with convulsions."The child snubbed uncontrollably after hearing the bad news about her dog. "L'enfant a fait des sanglots convulsifs de manière incontrôlable après avoir appris la mauvaise nouvelle concernant son chien.emotionbodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
