Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
(to) snort at (someone)
Spanish translation:
contestar(le)/dirigirse a (alguien) con desdén/desprecio
English term
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snorted at
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Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian, Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
le contestó con desdén/desprecio / se dirigió a él con desdén/desprecio
1 a : to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound <a drover's pony ... sipped the water, snorting at its own shadow -- Alice Duncan-Kemp> b : ****to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a snort**** <has been known to snort impatiently at public acknowledgments of his skill -- R.L.Taylor>
Argentina
A passion for communication
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
bramó / tronó / rugió
Spain
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Native in: Catalan (Variant: Central) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 5 more.
gritó con desdén a
scorn:
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From the Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
scorn [skɔ:n]
I nombre desdén: it was greeted with scorn, fue recibido con desdén
II verbo transitivo desdeñar
2. To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.
Spain
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le espetó
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Helena Genel
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Marina Soldati
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Refugio
: However, that does not seems to be what 'snorted' means here.
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Hebe Martorella
: si Enrique perfecto
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'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US, Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican)
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le ladró
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(le) bufó al
no tiene nada que ver con desdñen o desprecio, sino mostrar alguien un enfado muy violento con sonidos semejantes a los bufidos de los animales, o con expresiones o gestos.
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: Perdón, Webster's indica "snort=to express scorn" y "scorn=an emotion involving both anger and disgust : passionate contempt : DISDAIN". En este caso sí se refiere a un resoplido desdeñoso.|| Muchas gracias x la aclaración entre UK y US, no lo pensé =)
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En UK no (Oxford), pero en USA (Webster) puede ser, y como Roosevelt era de ese lado del charco y además siempre estaba en posesión de la verdad, no me extrañaría que sus bufidos también fueran desdeñosos !
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