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este — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  • balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  • barrier noun A physical structure that blocks passage or access.
  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • blockage noun Something that clogs or obstructs a passage, or the state of being obstructed.
  • cramp noun A sudden, painful, involuntary tightening of a muscle.
  • curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
  • difficulty noun The state or quality of being hard to do, understand, or manage.
  • hamper noun A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store items such as laundry or food.
  • hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
  • hindrance noun Something that gets in the way or slows progress; an obstacle.
  • hurdle noun A barrier that a runner or horse must jump over during a race.
  • impediment noun Something that blocks or slows progress.
  • inhibition noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.
  • obstacle noun Something that blocks progress or makes it harder to move forward, whether physical or figurative.
  • obstruction noun Something that blocks a path, passage, or process.
  • roadblock noun A barrier set up across a road, often by police or the military, to stop or check traffic.
  • stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  • stoppage noun A pause or halt of some activity.
  • trammel noun Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.

Senses

este is used for these senses in English:

  • baffle A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
  • baffle A barrier designed to obstruct and confuse enemies, rendering them vulnerable.
  • balk A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
  • barrier A structure that bars passage.
  • barrier An obstacle or impediment.
  • block Something that prevents something from passing.
  • blockage (countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
  • cramp A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.

baffle — full definition

  1. verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  2. verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
  3. verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
  4. verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).

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.

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