How to Say "to thwart" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to thwart” is “contrarrestar” — B2 level.
Examples
Bebió mucha agua para contrarrestar el efecto de la sal.
He drank a lot of water to counteract the effect of the salt.
El gobierno tomó medidas para contrarrestar la inflación.
The government took measures to counteract inflation.
Su amabilidad contrarresta su falta de experiencia.
Her kindness offsets her lack of experience.
It is a regular verb
Even though it looks long and complex, it follows the exact same patterns as the easy verb 'hablar'.
Direct action
You don't need a middle word like 'against' in Spanish because the 'against' part is already inside the verb (the 'contra-' part).
Adding extra prepositions
Mistake: “Contrarrestar contra el problema.”
Correction: Contrarrestar el problema. Because 'contra' is already part of the word, adding it again is like saying 'counter-against'.
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