tehdä tyhjäksi — meaning in English
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English meaning
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defeat
verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
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frustrate
verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
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scupper
noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
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thwart
verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
Senses
tehdä tyhjäksi is used for these senses in English:
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defeat
(transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
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frustrate
(transitive) To hinder or thwart.
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scupper
(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
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upend
(transitive, figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
defeat — full definition
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verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
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verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
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noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.
frustrate — full definition
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verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
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verb To block or defeat a plan or effort.
