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frustrated [frʌsˈtreɪtɪd]a. ( = thwarted, unfulfilled) [person, love, desire] frustré ; [ambition] déçub. ( = irritated) énervé* * *[frʌ'streɪtɪd], US ['frʌst-]1) ( irritated) énervé2) ( in aspirations) [person] frustré; [desire] inassouvi3) ( thwarted) [plan] contrarié; [effort] réduit à néant; [attempt] vain (before n)4) ( would-be)5) ( sexually) frustré -
2 thwart
[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) contrarier2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) contrecarrer -
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frustration [frʌsˈtreɪ∫ən]* * *[frʌ'streɪʃn]1) ( thwarted feeling) frustration f (at, with quant à)in frustration, he... — frustré, il...
2) ( annoying aspect)the frustrations of house-buying are endless — acheter une maison est une entreprise longue et frustrante
3) ( ruination) anéantissement m4) ( sexual) frustration f -
4 stymied
(colloq) ['staɪmɪd] adjective ( thwarted) coincé -
5 thwart
thwart [θwɔ:t][+ plan] contrecarrer ; [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de* * *[θwɔːt] 1.transitive verb contrecarrer, contrarier [plan]; contrecarrer les desseins de [person]2.thwarted past participle adjective contrarié (in dans) -
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1 ( irritated) énervé ; a frustrated President told reporters… journ c'est un Président énervé qui a dit aux journalistes… ; to become frustrated at sth s'énerver de qch ; I'm so frustrated, my work is going really badly le travail va mal, ça m'énerve ;2 ( unfulfilled in aspirations) [person] frustré ; [desire, urge] inassouvi ; why stay in a job where you feel so frustrated? pourquoi restes-tu à un poste qui est si frustrant pour toi? ;4 ( would-be) a frustrated diplomat un diplomate manqué ;5 ( sexually) frustré. -
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1 ( thwarted feeling) frustration f (at, with quant à) ; to feel anger and frustration se sentir en colère et frustré ; in frustration, he… frustré, il… ; to seethe with frustration être très contrarié ; the delay has caused frustration le retard a mis tout le monde sur les nerfs ;2 ( annoying aspect) one frustration of watching sport on television is that ce qui est frustrant dans le sport à la télévision, c'est que ; the frustrations of house-buying are endless acheter une maison est une entreprise longue et frustrante ;3 ( ruination) anéantissement m ; the frustration of all my hopes l'anéantissement de tous mes espoirs ;4 ( sexual) frustration f. -
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9 thwart
B vtr contrecarrer, contrarier [plan, bid] ; contrecarrer les desseins de [person] ; contrer [candidature, nomination] ; to thwart sb in sth contrarier qn dans qch. -
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thwart [θwɔ:t](plan) contrecarrer, contrarier; (plot, scheme) déjouer; (person → in efforts) contrarier les efforts de; (→ in plans) contrarier les projets de; (→ in attempts) déjouer les tentatives de;∎ I was thwarted in my attempts to leave the country j'ai tenté vainement de quitter le pays, toutes les tentatives que j'ai faites pour quitter le pays ont échoué
См. также в других словарях:
thwarted — index disappointed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Thwarted — Thwart Thwart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwarted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwarting}.] 1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Swift as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thwarted — adjective disappointingly unsuccessful disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions their foiled attempt to capture Calais many frustrated poets end as pipe smoking teachers his best efforts were thwarted • Syn: ↑defeated, ↑disappointed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thwarted — adj. Thwarted is used with these nouns: ↑ambition, ↑desire … Collocations dictionary
thwarted expectation — index frustration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thwarted his plan — foiled his plan, thwarted his scheme … English contemporary dictionary
thwarted — Synonyms and related words: baffled, balked, betrayed, bilked, blasted, blighted, chapfallen, crestfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, defeated, disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, foiled, frustrated, ill done by, ill served, let… … Moby Thesaurus
thwarted — θwÉ”rt /θwÉ”Ët n. act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman v. frustrate, foil, prevent, impede adj. diagonal, slanted, sloped … English contemporary dictionary
thwarted — Hoka, pūhili, kāhewa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
thwarted his scheme — frustrated his plan, sabotaged his scheme to harm someone … English contemporary dictionary
be thwarted — index lose (undergo defeat) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary