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 An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- 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 load down something with a burden.
- FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
- forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- 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 prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- 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 legally invalid.
- 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 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.
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.