thwart
Placed or situated across something elsePlaced or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
» Tom tried to thwart their plans.
Tom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen.
Том пытался сорвать их планы.
Meaning
3 sensesPlaced or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
(dated, figuratively)Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
неподдающийсяnepoddajuščijsja
(dated, figuratively)Of situations or things: adverse, unfavourable, unlucky.
Examples
31 sentencesTom tried to thwart their plans.
ruТом пытался сорвать их планы. — odexed
deTom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen. — raggione
I won't let Tom thwart my plans.
ruЯ не позволю Тому помешать моим планам. — odexed
deIch lasse Tom nicht meine Pläne durchkreuzen. — raggione
Tom tried to thwart Mary's plans.
deTom versuchte, Marias Pläne zu durchkreuzen. — raggione
Tom tried to thwart her plans.
ruТом пытался сорвать её планы. — odexed
deTom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen. — raggione
He's always thwarting my nefarious plans.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert (“obstinate, perverse”), from Old NFrom Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert (“obstinate, perverse”), from Old Norse þvert, neuter of þverr (“transverse”).
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Forms
more thwart, most thwart| Comparative | more thwart Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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