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1 frustrate
frustrate [frʌsˈtreɪt]a. ( = thwart) [+ attempts, plans] contrecarrer• rescuers were frustrated in their search by bad weather ( = hindered) le mauvais temps a gêné les sauveteurs dans leurs recherches ; ( = stopped) le mauvais temps a empêché les sauveteurs de continuer leurs recherchesb. ( = irritate, annoy) [+ person] énerver* * *[frʌ'streɪt], US ['frʌstreɪt]transitive verb1) (irk, annoy) énerver [person]2) ( thwart) réduire [quelque chose] à néant [effort]; contrarier [plan]; entraver [attempt] -
2 frustrate
1 (irk, annoy) énerver [person] ; it really frustrates me having to wait so long! c'est vraiment énervant de devoir attendre si longtemps! ; -
3 frustrate
frustrate [frʌ'streɪt](person) frustrer, agacer, contrarier; (efforts, plans) contrecarrer, faire échouer, contrarier; (plot) déjouer, faire échouer;∎ the rain frustrated our plans la pluie a contrarié nos projets;∎ the prisoner was frustrated in his attempt to escape le prisonnier a raté sa tentative d'évasion -
4 frustrate
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) frustrer2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) faire échouer•- frustrated -
5 frustrate, to
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6 to frustrate
contrarier [un plan] ; contrecarrer [des efforts] ; déjouer; saper; faire échouer; faire obstacle àEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to frustrate
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7 to frustrate a plot
Pol. déjouer un complot/un coup d'ÉtatEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to frustrate a plot
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8 to frustrate political forecasts
Pol. déjouer les pronostics politiquesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to frustrate political forecasts
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9 spite
1. noun(ill-will or desire to hurt or offend: She neglected to give him the message out of spite.) rancune2. verb(to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite: He only did that to spite me!) contrarier- spiteful- spitefully - spitefulness - in spite of -
10 throw a spanner in the works
(to frustrate or ruin (a plan, system etc).) mettre des bâtons dans les roues (de) -
11 circumvent
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12 mock
B adj (before n)1 ( imitation) [suede, ivory] faux/fausse (before n) ; mock leather similicuir m ; mock-Gothic/-Tudor architecture faux-gothique m/faux-Tudor m ;2 ( feigned) [innocence, horror, humility] feint, simulé ; [accident, battle, trial] simulé ; in mock terror/innocence en feignant la terreur/l'innocence ;C vtr1 ( laugh at) se moquer de [person, action, attempt] ;D vi se moquer.■ mock up:▶ mock [sth] up, mock up [sth] réaliser une maquette de. -
13 baffle
baffle ['bæfəl]∎ the police admit they are baffled la police reconnaît qu'elle est perplexe;∎ I'm baffled as to why she said that je ne comprends vraiment pas pourquoi elle a dit ça2 noun -
14 checkmate
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Frustrate — Frus trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frustrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frustrating}.] 1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — Frus trate, a. [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud.] Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frustrate — frus·trate / frəs ˌtrāt/ vt frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing: to make invalid or ineffectual: defeat the remedial purposes of the Workers Compensation Act should not be frustrated by rigid technical standards Palmer v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 559 A.2d… … Law dictionary
frustrate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. frustratus, pp. of frustrari to deceive, disappoint, frustrate, from frustra (adv.) in vain, in error, related to fraus injury, harm (see FRAUD (Cf. fraud)). Related: Frustrated; frustrating … Etymology dictionary
frustrate — [v] thwart, disappoint annul, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, block, cancel, check, circumvent, confront, conquer, counter, counteract, cramp, cramp one’s style*, crimp, dash, dash one’s hope*, defeat, depress, discourage, dishearten, foil,… … New thesaurus
frustrate — ► VERB 1) prevent (a plan or action) from progressing or succeeding. 2) prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something. 3) cause to feel dissatisfied or unfulfilled. DERIVATIVES frustrated adjective frustrating adjective frustration noun … English terms 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