thwart
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sitA seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
» Tom tried to thwart their plans.
Tom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen. — raggione
Том пытался сорвать их планы. — odexed
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3 sensesA seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.
Ruderbank
ба́нкаbánka
ба́нкаbánka
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
A well-made dugout canoe rarely needs a thwart.
Ducht
(rare)An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.
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
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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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