obstacle
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English obstacle, from Old French obstacle, from Latin obstāculum.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒbstəkəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑbstəkəl/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: ob‧sta‧cle
Noun edit
obstacle (plural obstacles)
- Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
- A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.
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Translations edit
something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin obstāculum.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [upsˈta.klə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [opsˈta.klə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [opsˈta.kle]
Noun edit
obstacle m (plural obstacles)
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Further reading edit
- “obstacle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin obstāculum, from obstō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
obstacle m (plural obstacles)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “obstacle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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