estää — meaning in English

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English meaning

abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
balk noun A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
ban verb To officially forbid something.
bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.
disable verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
disqualify verb To officially rule someone ineligible to take part in or win something, often because of a rule violation.
encumber verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
forbear verb To stop yourself from doing something, or to stay away from it.
forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
foreclose verb To take legal action to repossess property when a borrower has failed to keep up mortgage payments.
forestall verb To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
frustrate verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
hamper noun A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store items such as laundry or food.
hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
impeach verb To formally charge a public official with misconduct, often as a step toward removing them from office.
inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
muzzle noun An animal's nose and mouth area, or a strap-on device fitted over it to stop biting or eating.
nullify verb To make something have no legal force or effect.
obstruct verb To block a path or passage so that things can't get through.
prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
roadblock noun A barrier set up across a road, often by police or the military, to stop or check traffic.
stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
stanch adj An archaic spelling of staunch.

Senses

estää is used for these senses in English:

abstain (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
ban (transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
bar (transitive) To prohibit.
block (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
block (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
block (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
deter (transitive) To prevent something from happening.