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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

Azərbaycanca əngəl sədd
Català obstacle
Čeština překážka
Cymraeg rhwystr
Esperanto malhelpo obstaklo
فارسی سد مانع
Suomi este tenä
Français obstacle
Gaeilge constaic
Gàidhlig amaladh bac bacadh
Galego empacho estorbo
עברית מוקש מכשול
Magyar akadály
Íslenska hindrun
Italiano inciampo ostacolo
ខ្មែរ ទំនាល់
Kurdî este hûrde ket ket şet şet tena
Latviešu šķērslis
Te Reo Māori ārai
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
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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