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obstacle

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈɒbstəkəl

Definitions

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively

Equivalents

Españolcontumeria cortapisa estorboóbice obstáculo pereque traba valladar

Françaisobstacle

DeutschBehinderung Hindernis Hürde

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العربيةالعقبة حاجز عائقعارض عقبة مانع

Azərbaycan diliəngəl sədd

Bosanskiduvar mora oporapregrada prepona prepreka smetnja Tena zapreka завада запрека преграда препона препрека сметња

Catalàobstacle

Češtinapřekážka

Cymraegrhwystr

Ελληνικάάκανθα εμπόδιο πρόσκομμα

Esperantomalhelpo obstaklo

فارسیسد مانع

Suomieste tenä

Gaeilgeconstaic

Gàidhligamaladh bac bacadh

Galegoempacho estorbo

עבריתמוקש מכשול

हिन्दीअटक अटकाव अड़ंगाअड़चन औंहर गतिरोध ठहराव बाधा रुकावट रोक

Hrvatskiduvar mora oporapregrada prepona prepreka smetnja Tena zapreka завада запрека преграда препона препрека сметња

Magyarakadály

Հայերենարգելք խոչընդոտ

Bahasa Indonesiaanca aral cacathalangan kendala lawa pengadang penghambat rem rintang sekat

Íslenskahindrun

Italianoinciampo ostacolo

日本語妨げ構い罣礙邪魔邪魔物関門障害障害物

ភាសាខ្មែរទំនាល់

한국어가애 난관 방해방해물 벽 장벽 장애 장애물 장해

Kurdîeste hûrde ketşet tena

Latinacolyma impedīmentum intersaepiomora obex obiectus obstāculum obstantia offendiculum

Latviešušķērslis

Te Reo Māoriārai

Македонскипрепрека пречка

Монголсаад

Bahasa Melayuaral halangan

မြန်မာအဆီးအတား အတားအဆီး

Nederlandsbelemmering horde obstakel

Polskiambaras opora przeszkodatrudność zagłoba zawalidroga

Portuguêsbarreira empecilho entraveestorvo impedimento óbice obstáculo obstrução tolhimento trambolho travanca

Românăobstacol piedică

Русскийпоме́ха преграда препятствие

Slovenčinaprekážka

Shqippengesë

Српскиduvar mora oporapregrada prepona prepreka smetnja Tena zapreka завада запрека преграда препона препрека сметња

Svenskahinder

தமிழ்இடையூறு தடை

తెలుగుఅడ్డ ఆటంకం

ไทยขวากหนาม มาร อุปสรรค

Tagalogbalakid harang

Türkçeduvar engel hailket köstek mahzur mani pürüz şet

Українськазавада перепо́на перешко́да

اردورکاوٹ

O'zbekchatoʻsiq

Tiếng Việtchông gai chướng ngại trở lựctrở ngại vật cản

Examples

“A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.”

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