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1 thwart
[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) impedir2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) frustrar* * *[θwɔ:t] n 1 banco de remador, bancada de escaler. 2 frustração. 3 obstáculo, impedimento. • vt opor-se, contrariar, frustrar, impedir. • adj atravessado. • adv transversalmente. • prep obs através de, transversalmente. -
2 thwart
[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) impedir2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) frustrar -
3 thwarter
thwart.er[θw'ɔ:tə] n 1 opositor. 2 obstáculo. -
4 thwartingly
thwart.ing.ly[θw'ɔ:tiŋli] adv 1 de modo atravessado. 2 contrariamente. -
5 thwartship
thwart.ship[θw'ɔ:tʃip] Naut adj transversal. • adv transversalmente, através. -
6 athwart
a.thwart[əθw'ɔ:t] adv transversalmente, de través, em cruz, ao través, de lado a lado. a hare ran athwart his path / uma lebre cruzou seu caminho. • prep 1 através de, em cruz com, em diagonal com. 2 através de uma linha ou do percurso de. 3 em oposição a, contra, defronte de. -
7 athwart-hawse
a.thwart-hawse[əθw'ɔ:t hɔ:z] adv através da proa.
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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
