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Meaning of obstacle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɒbstəkəl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية العقبة حاجز عائق عقبة
Azərbaycanca əngəl sədd
Català obstacle
Čeština překážka
Cymraeg rhwystr
Deutsch Hindernis Hürde
Esperanto malhelpo obstaklo
فارسی سد مانع
Suomi este
Français obstacle
Gaeilge constaic
Gàidhlig amaladh bacadh
עברית מכשול
Magyar akadály
Íslenska hindrun
Italiano inciampo ostacolo
日本語 邪魔 障害 障害物
ខ្មែរ ទំនាល់
한국어 방해물 장애 장애물 장해
Kurdî este hûrde ket ket şet şet
Latviešu šķērslis
Македонски препрека пречка
Монгол саад
Bahasa Melayu aral halangan
မြန်မာဘာသာ အဆီးအတား အတားအဆီး
Română obstacol piedică
Slovenčina prekážka
Shqip pengesë
Svenska hinder
తెలుగు అడ్డ ఆటంకం
Tagalog balakid harang
Türkçe engel ket mahzur mani şet
اردو رکاوٹ
Oʻzbekcha toʻsiq

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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