Meaning of Obstacles | Babel Free

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1. Obstacle.
2. Something that stands in the way of or holds up progress: The road crew removed the obstacle of the fallen tree limb. We had to overcome many obstacles to put on this show.
3. something that obstructs or hinders progress.
4. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall.
5. something which prevents progress. His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career. hindernis, struikelblok عَقَبَه، عائِق пречка obstáculo překážka das Hindernis forhindring εμπόδιοobstáculo takistus مانع este obstacleמכשול अवरोध, अटकाव zapreka akadály hambatan hindrun ostacolo 障害 장애, 방해 kliūtis šķērslis halangan hinderpaalhindringprzeszkoda خنډ obstáculo ob­stacol препятствие; преграда prekážka ovira prepreka hinder อุปสรรค engel 障礙 перешкода, завада رکاوت trở ngại 障碍
6. a race in which runners have to climb over, crawl through etc obstacles such as tyres, nets etc. hinderniswedren سِباق الحَواجِز бягане с препятствия corrida de obstáculos překážkový běh der Hindernislauf forhindringsløb αγώνας δρόμου μετ' εμποδίων carrera de obstáculos takistusjooks دو صحرایی با مانع estekilpailu course d'obstacles מֵרוֹץ מִכשוֹלִים बाधा दौड़ prepreka akadályverseny lari rintangan hindrunarhlaup corsa a ostacoli 障害物競争 장애물 경주 kliūčių ruožas barjerskrējiens; šķēršļu joslas pār...
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7. a person or thing that opposes or hinders something
8. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit a fence or hedge used in showjumping
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9. obstruction, block, barrier, hurdle, hazard, snag, impediment, blockage, hindrance She had to navigate her way round trolleys and other obstacles.
10. hindrance, check, bar, block, difficulty, barrier, handicap, hurdle, hitch, drawback, snag, deterrent, uphill (S. African), obstruction, stumbling block, impediment Overcrowding remains a large obstacle to improving conditions. hindrance help, support, benefit, aid, advantage, asset, assistance, crutch
11. A. N → obstáculo m; (= hindrance) → estorbo m, impedimento mone of the obstacles is money → uno de los obstáculos or impedimentos es el dineroto be an obstacle to sth/sb → ser un obstáculo para algo/algnto put an obstacle in the way of sth/sb → crear dificultades or poner obstáculos a algo/algnthat is no obstacle to our doing it → eso no impide que lo hagamosobstacles to independence → los factores que dificultan la independencia
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