ostacolo
See also: ostacolò
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin obstāculum.
Noun edit
ostacolo m (plural ostacoli)
- obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress)
- Synonyms: difficoltà, intoppo
- (sports) hurdle (an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race)
- (sports, in the plural) hurdles (a sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ostacolo
Further reading edit
- ostacolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana