дать [[отпо́р]] — meaning in English

English meaning

• rebuff noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
• repulse verb To drive back an attack or attacker.

Senses

дать [[отпо́р]] is used for these senses in English:

• rebuff (transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
• repulse (transitive) To repel or drive back.

rebuff — full definition

1. noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
2. noun Repercussion, or beating back.

repulse — full definition

1. verb To drive back an attack or attacker.
2. verb To cause someone to feel strong disgust.
3. noun An instance of driving something back, or of being rejected.

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