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tiellä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • athwart adv Lying or moving in a slanting line, from one side to the other.

Senses

tiellä is used for these senses in English:

  • athwart Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.
  • in the way (idiomatic) Obstructing, blocking, or hindering.

athwart — full definition

  1. adv Lying or moving in a slanting line, from one side to the other.
  2. adv Lying across something's path, so that it blocks the way.
  3. adv In a way that goes against what is expected or right.
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