воспрепя́тствовать — meaning in English
vosprepyatstvovat
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English meaning
- block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
- inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
- oppose verb To disagree with or actively resist something.
- thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
Senses
воспрепя́тствовать is used for these senses in English:
- 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).
- get in the way (intransitive) to obstruct, hinder, or interfere
- hinder (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- inhibit (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- oppose To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
block — full definition
- noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
- noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
- verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
- verb To stop someone from contacting you online.