stonewall

[US]/ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/
[UK]/ˈstoʊn.wɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at forsinke eller hindre sagsgangen, ofte ved lange taler eller ved at nægte at svare på spørgsmål; at nægte at overholde ordrer eller kommandoer; (i cricket) at spille defensivt, ofte ved at spille langsomme bolde; at omringe med en stenvæg
Word Forms
Pluralstonewalls
Third Person Singularstonewalls
Present Participlestonewalling
Past Tensestonewalled
Past Participlestonewalled

Phrases & Collocations

stonewall tactics

stonewall taktik

stonewall defense

stonewall forsvar

stonewall strategy

stonewall strategi

stonewall approach

stonewall tilgang

stonewall issue

stonewall problem

stonewall response

stonewall reaktion

stonewall policy

stonewall politik

stonewall meeting

stonewall møde

stonewall behavior

stonewall adfærd

stonewall effort

stonewall indsats

Example Sentences

the government decided to stonewall the investigation.

regeringen besluttede at lukke ned for undersøgelsen.

during the meeting, he tried to stonewall the questions.

under mødet forsøgte han at lukke ned for spørgsmålene.

they stonewalled us when we asked for more information.

de forsøgte at lukke ned for os, da vi bad om mere information.

the ceo's stonewalling raised suspicions among the employees.

CEO'ens forsøg på at lukke ned for tingene skabte mistanke blandt medarbejderne.

she felt frustrated by his constant stonewalling.

hun følte sig frustreret over hans konstante forsøg på at lukke ned for tingene.

efforts to stonewall the project have failed.

forsøg på at lukke ned for projektet er fejlet.

stonewalling can damage trust in a relationship.

forsøg på at lukke ned for tingene kan skade tilliden i et forhold.

the politician was accused of stonewalling the debate.

politikeren blev anklaget for at lukke ned for debatten.

he used stonewalling tactics to avoid answering.

han brugte taktikker til at lukke ned for tingene for at undgå at svare.

stonewalling is a common tactic in negotiations.

forsøg på at lukke ned for tingene er en almindelig taktik i forhandlinger.

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