Meanings (ES + gloss)
atravesado
Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
contestatario
Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
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bancada • banco (de remeros)
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.
When taking his seat in a boat, the learner should first observe that the thwart is firmly fixed, and that the mat upon it is securely tied to that part of it which is farthest fro…
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burlar • chasquear • contrariar • desbaratar • dificultar • embarajar • empecer • entorpecer • frustrar • impedir • obstaculizar • obstar
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.
The police thwarted the would-be assassin.
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