English-Swedish translations for frustrate

• frustrera
  Eurons ovissa framgång som valuta får inte frustreras ytterligare genom osäkerheter vid övergången.The euro' s uncertain success as a currency should not be further frustrated by uncertainty during that transition.
  Ansträngningarna förtjänar alla lovord. De frustreras av de ständiga vapenflöden som snarast stimulerar konflikten.They deserve every praise, but they are being frustrated by the constant stream of weapons which is further fuelling the conflict.
  Dessa begränsningar kan frustrera mig som någon som vill slå vakt om rörelsefriheten, men jag följer lagen, som hon säger, i min roll som fördragets beskyddare.Those limitations may frustrate me as someone who wants to safeguard freedom of movement, but I observe the law, as she says, in my role of guardian of the Treaties.

Definition of frustrate

• To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired
• To hinder or thwart
• To cause stress or annoyance. overlap with sense 1?--
• ineffectual; useless; fruitless

Examples

• It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all
• My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts
• This test frustrates me because if I fail, itll destroy my grade

Related words

• frustrated
• frustrater
• become frustrated