English-German translation for "athwart"

"athwart" German translation

athwart
[əˈθwɔː(r)t]adverb | Adverb adv

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quer, schräg, schief, kreuzweise dwars über verkehrt, falsch ungelegen
  • dwars (über)
    athwart nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
    athwart nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
  • verkehrt, falsch
    athwart rare | seltenselten (incorrect) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    athwart rare | seltenselten (incorrect) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • ungelegen
    athwart rare | seltenselten (unsuitable) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    athwart rare | seltenselten (unsuitable) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
athwart
[əˈθwɔː(r)t]preposition | Präposition, Verhältniswort präp

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quer über, quer durch dwars, dwars über entgegen
  • (quer) über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    athwart across
    (quer) durch
    athwart across
    athwart across
examples
  • dwars, dwars über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    athwart nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
    athwart nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF
examples
  • (ent)gegen
    athwart against figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    athwart against figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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