препя́тствовать — meaning in English
prepyatstvovat
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English meaning
- block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- frustrate verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
- 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.
- impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
- inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
- interfere verb To get involved in something in a way that disrupts or is unwelcome.
- obstruct verb To block a path or passage so that things can't get through.
- oppose verb To disagree with or actively resist something.
- preclude verb To make something impossible or rule it out in advance.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
- trammel noun Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
Senses
препя́тствовать 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).
- frustrate (transitive) To hinder or thwart.
- 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.
- impeach To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
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.
frustrate — full definition
- verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
- verb To block or defeat a plan or effort.