Masculine

obstáculo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block, hurdle, barrier, impediment, obstruction, handicap, constraint, snag, bottleneck (something immaterial that hinders progress)
  2. (masculine) obstacle (something physically hindering progress)
  3. (masculine) hurdle

Concepts

obstacle
hindrance
barrier
difficulty
blockage
impediment
hurdle
bottleneck
obstruction
balk
baulk
hitch
problem
trouble
handicap
hang-up
harassment
hazard
hinder
disincentive
rub
cumber
blockade
nuisance
block
bar
pitfall
snag
drawback
fetter
free
🆓
Synonyms

impedimento
25k
dificultad
C1
barrera
C1
problema
A1
escollo
tropiezo
33k
obstrucción
C2
cierre
B2
atascamiento
atasco
20k
desaliento
despejado
B2
estorbo
23k
estrangulamiento
33k
grillos
24k
impacto
B2
inconveniente
C1
obturador
44k
percance
35k

pihuela

traba
25k

medida disuasoria

factor disuasivo

impedimiento

rémora
traba
25k
apuro
C1

empecimiento

destrucción
B2

estorbo para algo

interferencia
C2
libre
A2
🆓
trampa
B1
🪤
vuelta
A1
amontonamiento
Translations

obstáculo
ostacolo
obstacle
Hindernis
obstacle

εμπόδιο

impedimento
difficoltà
empêchement
intralcio
inciampo
intoppo
obstakel
belemmering
Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
obs‧tá‧cu‧lo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/obsˈtakulo/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
obstāculum
In summary

Borrowed from Latin obstāculum.

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