zmařit — meaning in English

English meaning

• balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
• scupper noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
• thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.

Senses

zmařit is used for these senses in English:

• scupper (transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

balk — full definition

1. noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
2. noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
3. noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
4. noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

scupper — full definition

1. noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
2. noun A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

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