brush off#3

　ロシアが，北オセアニアの国境付近の実効支配を強めているようです。EU側はロシアの強硬な姿勢に反発しております。
　記事の中で気になった表現は"brush off"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「(くだけて) A(人)との付き合いをやめる，A(人･意見など)を拒絶する, はねつける」などという意味がありました。EUの発言をロシア側ははねのけているということですね。（Ume）

EU warning over Russia 'land grab' in South Ossetia border row

　The EU has warned of increased tensions amid claims that Russia has redrawn a section of Georgia's de facto border with South Ossetia.
Georgia says Russian troops installed signs marking the "state border" of the breakaway region of South Ossetia further inside Georgian territory.
The move has left a small portion of the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline under Russia's effective control.
Russia has brushed off accusations about its role.
Its troops have been patrolling the administrative border since the 2008 Russian-Georgian war over South Ossetia.
An EU foreign policy spokesperson said the installation of new signposts "had led to tension in the area, with potentially negative effects on the local population, their livelihood and freedom of movement".

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33549462

brush off - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から
brush off 〜as a joke - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から