Stolperstein

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) stumbling block (raised or uneven stone or paving slab over which someone could stumble)
2. (figuratively, masculine, strong) pitfall, obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block
3. (masculine, strong) stolperstein (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism)

Sinonieme

Hindernis

Blockade

Bremsklotz

Fallstrick

Hemmnis

Hemmschuh

Hemmung

Hürde

Behinderung

Verderben

Barriere

Stolperfalle

Vertalings

écueil

obstacle

stumbling block

stolperstein

achoppement

chausse-trappe

embûche

escollo

val

piège

🪤

struikelblok

opstructie

opstakel

stolperstein

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯n/

Etimologie (Engels)

From stolpern (“to stumble”) + Stein (“stone”). Sense 3 developed in the first decade of the 21st century, applying the figurative sense of "impediment, obstacle" back to literal blocks, though ones that cause passersby to pause and reflect rather than literally stumble.