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Significados de scupper en inglés

portugués
emboscar
catalán
amagar-se

Wait in hiding to attack.

emboscar
portugués
arriscar
catalán
comprometre
español
exponer

Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

exponer
Uso de scupper en inglés
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The disruption is likely to scupper travel plans for thousands of customers.
The South African
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But did that split the vote and scupper her chance of success?
BBC
3
Islamists hardliners have timed attacks to try to scupper the peace process.
Reuters
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Morgan Stanley's legal move had threatened to scupper efforts to restructure Arrium.
Reuters
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He found the mate coiled in the scupper, very wet and still.
The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories
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Labour leaders have helped scupper cost cut plans in the past.
Reuters
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Opposition from trade unions could slow or even scupper a deal.
Reuters
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His company is banking on continued public outrage to scupper the Chinese bid.
Reuters
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Legal action could have delayed the transaction, or potentially scupper it.
Reuters
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It obstructs the approaches to the 'scupper' in front of my cabin door.
Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
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Ali Higg might scupper me and the crowd-he mighty likely would.
The Lion of Petra
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The bullet severed Mr. Thorne's spine and continued on into the port scupper.
Carrion comfort
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Then he murmured, Well, skewer me through the scupper, as the sergeant says.
Foundation and Empire
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Esquelamar knelt in the scupper, thrust his head over the side.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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Both sides said they were hopeful the violence would not scupper the peace deal.
Reuters
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Legal action could delay the $12 billion deal, or potentially scupper it.
Reuters
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Translations for scupper
Scupper a través del tiempo
Scupper por variante geográfica
Estados Unidos de América
Común
Reino Unido
Común