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1 срывать попытки
1) General subject: (чьи-л.) bring (smb.'s) efforts to nought2) Mass media: botch efforts, frustrate efforts, stall efforts, stymie efforts, thwart efforts, undermine efforts3) Makarov: derail efforts, frustrate attempts -
2 срывать усилия
1) Military: scuttle efforts, stop efforts, undermine efforts2) Makarov: derail efforts, frustrate efforts -
3 попытка попытк·а
возобновить попытки добиться чего-л. с помощью дипломатии — to resume diplomatic efforts
сделать / совершить попытку — to make an attempt
безнадёжные / тщетные попытки — futile / vain attempts
неудачная попытка — lame endeavour, abortive attempt
попытка захвата / угона самолёта — attempt to hijack an aircraft
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4 сводит на нет усилия
General subject: frustrate effortsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сводит на нет усилия
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5 сорвать (чьи-л.) попытки
Makarov: frustrate effortsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сорвать (чьи-л.) попытки
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Makarov: (чьи-л.) frustrate efforts -
7 свести на нет усилия
1) General subject: (чьи-л.) frustrate (smb.'s) efforts2) Diplomatic term: neutralize effortsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > свести на нет усилия
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8 срывать чьи-л. попытки
to bring to nought smb.'s efforts, to frustrate smb.'s effortsРусско-английский словарь по проведению совещаний > срывать чьи-л. попытки
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9 сорвать чьи-л. попытки
to bring to nought smb.'s efforts, to frustrate smb.'s effortsРусско-английский словарь по проведению совещаний > сорвать чьи-л. попытки
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10 свести на нет чьи-л. попытки
to bring to nought smb.'s efforts, to frustrate smb.'s effortsРусско-английский словарь по проведению совещаний > свести на нет чьи-л. попытки
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11 свести на нет (чьи-л.) усилия
General subject: frustrate (smb.'s) effortsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > свести на нет (чьи-л.) усилия
См. также в других словарях:
frustrate — frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk, circumvent, outwit mean either to defeat a person attempting or hoping to achieve an end or satisfy a desire or, in some cases, to defeat another s desire. To frustrate is to make vain or ineffectual all… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
frustrate — [frus′trāt΄] vt. frustrated, frustrating [ME frustraten < L frustratus, pp. of frustrare, frustrari, to disappoint, deceive < frustra, in vain: for IE base see FRAUD] 1. to cause to have no effect; bring to nothing; counteract; nullify [to… … English World dictionary
frustrate */ — UK [frʌˈstreɪt] / US [ˈfrʌˌstreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms frustrate : present tense I/you/we/they frustrate he/she/it frustrates present participle frustrating past tense frustrated past participle frustrated 1) to make someone feel annoyed … English dictionary
frustrate — I. transitive verb (frustrated; frustrating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain Date: 15th century 1. a. to balk or defeat in an endeavor b. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
frustrate — frus|trate [ frʌ,streıt ] verb transitive * to make someone feel annoyed and impatient by preventing them from doing or getting something: She has always been frustrated by her inability to draw. Activists and reformers are frustrated by the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frustrate — 1. verb a) To disappoint or defeat It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all. b) To hinder My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts. 2. a … Wiktionary
frustrate — [[t]frʌstre͟ɪt, AM frʌ̱streɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ frustrates, frustrating, frustrated 1) VERB If something frustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates. [V n] These questions frustrated me...… … English dictionary
frustrate — frustrater, n. frustratingly, adv. frustrative /frus tray tiv, treuh /, adj. /frus trayt/, v., frustrated, frustrating, adj. v.t. 1. to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student s indifference frustrated… … Universalium
frustrate — frus|trate [frʌˈstreıt US ˈfrʌstreıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: frustrare, from frustra without effect ] 1.) if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want ▪ The fact that … Dictionary of contemporary English
frustrate — verb (T) 1 if something frustrates you it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want: I think the fact that he s working with amateurs really frustrates him. 2 to prevent someone s plans, efforts or attempts from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
frustrate — frus•trate [[t]ˈfrʌs treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, adj. 1) to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify 2) to disappoint or thwart (a person) 3) to become frustrated 4) frustrated • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME <… … From formal English to slang