Word of the day: THWART

Thwart: banco de remador, bancada de escaler,  frustração, obstáculo, impedimento,  opor-se, contrariar, frustrar, impedir,  atravessado, transversalmente,  através de, transversalmente

Synonyms: baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil,frustrate

“She did all she could to thwart his plans.”

“The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Foil

Foil: derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir (golpe, pergunta, etc.),despistar, fazer perder o rasto /  folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal, ouropel

Synonyms:  baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil, thwart

“ Ukraine foiled plot to kill Putin, report says.”( http://www.latimes.com, February 28, 2012) (to foil: frustrar)

I spotted a man who was attending the festivities wearing a giant cape made of tin foil.(Newsweek, October 24, 2011) (foil: folha metálica)