thwart
Across the direction of travel or length ofAcross the direction of travel or length of; athwart, crosswise, obliquely, transversely.
» Tom tried to thwart their plans.
Tom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen. — raggione
Том пытался сорвать их планы. — odexed
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1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Across the direction of travel or length of; athwart, crosswise, obliquely, transversely.
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.
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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