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Pronunciation / Transliteration: frustrare
"La polizia è riuscita a frustrare il loro piano."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
"He was determined to thwart her plans."
- 1
A structural brace across a boat used as a seat for a rower.
"He sat down on the middle thwart to row."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (as an adjective meaning 'transverse', adverb, and preposition): from Old Norse þvert 'across', neuter of þverr 'transverse'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thwart" is said worldwide
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contrarier
Transliteration: contrarier
"Il a réussi à contrarier leurs plans."
vereiteln
Transliteration: vereiteln
"Sie versuchten, den Anschlag zu vereiteln."
frustrare
Transliteration: frustrare
"La polizia è riuscita a frustrare il loro piano."
frustrar
Transliteration: frustrar
"Lograron frustrar los planes del enemigo."
frustrar
Transliteration: frustrar
"A polícia conseguiu frustrar o assalto."
असफल करना
Transliteration: asafal karna
"पुलिस ने उनके प्लान को असफल कर दिया।"
挫败
Transliteration: cuòbài
"警察成功挫败了他们的阴谋。"
좌절시키다
Transliteration: jwajeolsikida
"경찰은 그들의 계획을 좌절시켰다."
挫く
Transliteration: kujiku
"警察は彼らの計画を挫いた。"
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