durchkreuzen

to thwart; to crisscross

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durch|kreu|zen [dʊrç'krɔytsn] ptp durchkreuzt

vt insep

1) Land, Wüste, Ozean to cross, to travel across

2) (fig) Pläne etc to thwart, to foil, to frustrate

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(to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) thwart

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durch·kreu·zen *¹

[dʊrçˈkrɔytsn̩]

vt

▪ etw \durchkreuzen

1. (vereiteln) to foil [or frustrate] [or thwart] sth

2. (durchqueren) to cross sth

durch|kreu·zen²

[ˈdʊrçkrɔytsn̩]

vt

▪ jdn/etw \durchkreuzen to cross out sb/sth sep

jdn aus der Liste \durchkreuzen to cross sb['s name] off the list

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transitives Verb thwart, frustrate <plan, policy>

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durch'kreuzen v/t (untrennb, hat)

1. geh (Länder, Meere) cross

2. fig (Pläne etc) thwart, frustrate, foil

'durchkreuzen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) cross out

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transitives Verb thwart, frustrate <plan, policy>

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(Plan) v.

to traverse v. adj.

cross adj. v.

to thwart v.