кос adj (placed or situated across something else — see also oblique, transverse)
напречен adj (placed or situated across something else — see also oblique, transverse)
неблагоприятен adj (having a tendency to oppose — see also obstinate, perverse)
пречещ adj (having a tendency to oppose — see also obstinate, perverse)

Catalan

2 entries

desbaratar verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
frustrar verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

阻撓 /阻挠 verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Czech

4 entries

příčný adj (placed or situated across something else — see also oblique, transverse)
křižmo adv (across the direction of travel or length of — see also athwart)
napříč adv (across the direction of travel or length of — see also athwart)
protnout verb (to move across)

Dutch

1 entries

dwarsbomen verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Esperanto

1 entries

malhelpi verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Finnish

4 entries

poikittainen adj (placed or situated across something else — see also oblique, transverse)
poikittain adv (across the direction of travel or length of — see also athwart)
tuhto noun (seat across a boat)
halkaista verb (to move across)

French

3 entries

banc noun (seat across a boat)
contrarier verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
contrecarrer verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Galician

1 entries

banco noun (seat across a boat)

German

4 entries

Ducht noun (brace perpendicular to the keel)
Ruderbank noun (seat across a boat)
durchkreuzen verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
entgegenwirken verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Greek

1 entries

ματαιώνω verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Hawaiian

1 entries

nohona waʻa noun (seat across a boat)

Hebrew

2 entries

סַפְסַל noun (seat across a boat)
סיכל verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Hungarian

1 entries

meghiúsít verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Ido

1 entries

benko noun (seat across a boat)

Italian

3 entries

arcaccia noun (seat across a boat)
bloccare verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
sventare verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Japanese

3 entries

排する verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
阻む verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
阻止する verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Korean

1 entries

좌절시키다 verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Latin

1 entries

officio verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Mongolian

1 entries

саад тотгор болох verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Māori

4 entries

keretū noun (seat across a boat)
kīato noun (seat across a boat)
paemanu noun (seat across a boat)
taumanu noun (seat across a boat)

Norman

1 entries

banc noun (seat across a boat)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

pûç kirin verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
rawestandin verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
sekinandin verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Polish

4 entries

ławka noun (seat across a boat)
pokrzyżować verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
przecinać verb (to move across)
udaremniać verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Portuguese

3 entries

banco noun (seat across a boat)
contrariar verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
frustrar verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Russian

4 entries

неподдающийся adj (having a tendency to oppose — see also obstinate, perverse)
ба́нка noun (seat across a boat)
воспрепя́тствовать verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
мешать исполнению verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

tobhta noun (seat across a boat)

Spanish

4 entries

atravesado adj (placed or situated across something else — see also oblique, transverse)
contestatario adj (having a tendency to oppose — see also obstinate, perverse)
bancada noun (seat across a boat)
banco (de remeros) noun (seat across a boat)

Swedish

2 entries

toft noun (seat across a boat)
hindra verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Thai

1 entries

ขัดขวาง verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Turkish

4 entries

akamete uğratmak verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
baltalamak verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
karşı koymak verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)
önlemeye çalışmak verb (to prevent; to halt; to cause failure)

Ukrainian

1 entries

ба́нка noun (seat across a boat)

Sample sentences

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Tom tried to thwart her plans.

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Tom tried to thwart Mary's plans.

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I won't let Tom thwart my plans.

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The town managed to thwart plans to build a nuclear power plant nearby.

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