Thwart - English meaning

Thwart – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Usage examples:
He never did anything to thwart his father

noun
A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
Usage examples:
Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.

preposition
From one side to another side of (an area); across.
Usage examples:
A pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore

adverb
From one side to another side of an area.

verb
To stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Usage examples:
The city council thwarted his reform efforts.

Thwart translation into English

Thwart: translate from English into Chinese

阻挠, 阻碍, 壅, 横过, 横地, 横的, 阻桡

Thwart: translate from English into Dutch

Dwarsbomen, Doft, Verijdelen, Tegenwerken, Dwars, Tegenwerking, Roeiresbank, Dwarsliggend

Thwart: translate from English into French

Contrecarrer, Contrarier, Banc de nage, Frustrer, Biaisé, Penché, Oblique, Opiniâtre

Thwart: translate from English into German

Vereiteln, Ducht, Durchkreuzen, Hintertreiben, Ruderbank, In die quere kommen, Schach bieten

Thwart: translate from English into Hindi

विफल, नकाम बनाना, बिगाड़ना, आड़ा, व्यास-संबंधी, टेढ़ा, तिरछा

Thwart: translate from English into Italian

Contrastare, Ostacolare, Sventare, Banco di canotto, Frustare

Thwart: translate from English into Korean

방해하다, 가로놓인, ...을 가로 질러서, 보트 젓는 사람의 좌석, 훼방놓다, 가로지르다, 반대하다

Thwart: translate from English into Russian

Мешать, Расстраивать, Разрушать, Помешать исполнению, Мешать исполнению, Упрямый, Косой, Поперечный, Несговорчивый, Банка на гребной шлюпке, Банка

Thwart: translate from English into Spanish

Frustrar, Bancada, Desbaratar, Estorbar, Impedir a

Word origin

Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘t

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Thwart – similar words

thwarted

verb
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Usage examples:
He never did anything to thwart his father

noun
A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
Usage examples:
Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.

preposition
From one side to another side of (an area); across.
Usage examples:
A pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore

Thwarted - all meanings in English

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