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derail
/dɪˈreɪl/
verb
wykoleić
Also
pokrzyżowaćudaremnić
Definition
To cause a train or tram to leave its tracks, or to obstruct a plan or process, causing it to fail.
Examples
An obstacle on the tracks caused the train to derail.
Przeszkoda na torach spowodowała wykolejenie się pociągu.
His controversial comments threatened to derail the peace talks.
Jego kontrowersyjne uwagi zagroziły pokrzyżowaniem rozmów pokojowych.
Collocations
derail a trainderail a planderail negotiations
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