thwart


Babylon English-SpanishDownload this dictionary
thwart
v. frustrar, combatir, hacer fracasar, prevenir, retardar
 
s. estorbo; contrariedad; banco de remeros (bote)
 
adj. transversal

English_Spanish by Jaime AguirreDownload this dictionary
thwart
v.- frustrar | impedir
s.- traviesa | travesaƱo | traversa | viga transversal

An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4Download this dictionary
thwart
(v.) = frustrar, obstaculizar, desarticular, impedir, prevenir.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
----
* thwart + effort = frustrar un esfuerzo.