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1 thwart
[θwɔːt]vt* * *[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) psuć komuś szyk2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) udaremnić -
2 thwart
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4 cross
[krɔs] 1. n 2. vtstreet, room przechodzić (przejść perf) przez +acc; cheque zakreślać (zakreślić perf); arms, animals, plants krzyżować (skrzyżować perf); ( thwart) person psuć (popsuć perf) szyki +dat; plan krzyżować (pokrzyżować perf)Phrasal Verbs:3. vi4. adjthe boat crosses from … to … — łódź kursuje między +instr a +instr
podenerwowany, poirytowanyto cross o.s. — żegnać się (przeżegnać się perf)
to cross one's legs — zakładać (założyć perf) nogę na nogę
they've got their lines/wires crossed ( fig) — mówią o dwóch różnych rzeczach
* * *[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) zły- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) krzyż2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) krzyż3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) krzyż4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) utrapienie5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) krzyżówka6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) krzyż7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) krzyż2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) przekraczać, przecinać2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krzyżować3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) przecinać się4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) mijać się5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) przekreślać6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) przekreślać7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) krzyżować8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) krzyżować plany•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out
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thwart — thwart·ed·ly; thwart·er; thwart·ships; thwart; … English syllables
Thwart — Thwart, a. [OE. [thorn]wart, [thorn]wert, a. and adv., Icel. [thorn]vert, neut. of [thorn]verr athwart, transverse, across; akin to AS. [thorn]weorh perverse, transverse, cross, D. dwars, OHG. dwerah, twerh, G. zwerch, quer, Dan. & Sw. tver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, v. i. 1. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. [R.] [1913 Webster] Any proposition . . . that shall at all thwart with internal oracles. Locke. [1913 Webster] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, adv. [See {Thwart}, a.] Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, prep. Across; athwart. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Thwart ships}. See {Athwart ships}, under {Athwart}. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwart — Thwart, n. (Naut.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thwart — [θwo:t US θwo:rt] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: thwart across (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse thvert] to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do ▪ Fierce opposition thwarted the government s plans. ▪ thwarted ambition … Dictionary of contemporary English
thwart´er — thwart «thwrt», verb, noun, adjective, adverb. –v.t. 1. to oppose and defeat; keep from doing something: »The boy s lack of money thwarted his plans for college. SYNONYM(S): baffle, balk, foil. See syn. under frustrate. (Cf. ↑frustrate) 2. to go… … Useful english dictionary
thwart — I verb avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt,… … Law dictionary
thwart — foil, *frustrate, baffle, balk, circumvent, outwit Analogous words: *hinder, impede, obstruct, block, bar: defeat, over come, surmount (see CONQUER): check, curb, *restrain: *prevent, forestall, anticipate … New Dictionary of Synonyms