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příčný — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
  • transverse adj Lying or placed crosswise, at an angle to the main direction.

Senses

příčný is used for these senses in English:

  • thwart Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
  • transverse Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.

thwart — full definition

  1. verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
  2. noun A seat across a small boat where a rower sits.

transverse — full definition

  1. adj Lying or placed crosswise, at an angle to the main direction.
  2. adj Running at right angles to the long axis of the body.
  3. noun Something lying crosswise, such as a beam or road.

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