thwarted

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. besejret
v. at modsætte sig; at besejre
Word Forms
Past Participlethwarted
Past Tensethwarted

Phrases & Collocations

plans thwarted

planer spolerede

efforts thwarted

indsatsen spolerede

Example Sentences

be thwarted in one's plans

blive forhindret i sine planer

They thwarted her plans.

De spændte ben for hendes planer.

Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain.

Vores planer om en picnic blev forpurret af regnen.

her ambitions are thwarted by whitey in publishing.

hendes ambitioner bliver spændt af whitey inden for udgivelse.

We were thwarted at every turn.

Vi blev forhindret ved hver en lejlighed.

The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison.

Vagterne forhindrede hans forsøg på at flygte fra fængslet.

if you get thwarted, c'est la vie.

hvis du bliver forhindret, c'est la vie.

he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.

han blev forhindret i sit ønske om at straffe onkel Fred.

The sudden storm thwarted the farmers getting in wheat.

Det pludselige stormvejr forhindrede landmændene i at få høstet hvede.

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