thwart in Arabic
فَشَّلَ faššala
/θwɔːt/US/θwɔɹt/
thwart in Arabic: فَشَّلَ (faššala), أَحْبَطَ (ʔaḥbaṭa). In English, thwart means placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
Arabic words for thwart
- to prevent; to halt; to cause failure
- فَشَّلَ faššala, أَحْبَطَ ʔaḥbaṭa
English meaning of thwart
- adjective Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- adjective Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
- adjective Of situations or things: adverse, unfavourable, unlucky.
- adverb Across the direction of travel or length of; athwart, crosswise, obliquely, transversely.
thwart in a sentence
- Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.
- The police thwarted the would-be assassin.
- An arrow thwarts the air.
Synonyms of thwart
thwart in other languages
Questions about thwart in Arabic
- What is the meaning of thwart in Arabic?
- Thwart in Arabic is فَشَّلَ (faššala), أَحْبَطَ (ʔaḥbaṭa).
- ما معنى كلمة thwart؟
- Thwart: فَشَّلَ (faššala), أَحْبَطَ (ʔaḥbaṭa).
- What does thwart mean in English?
- Thwart means placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
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