Engelsk navneord: obstacle | |||
| 1. | obstacle (om erkendelse) something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement. The poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education. The filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | obstruction | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | barrier, hang-up, hitch, hurdle, roadblock, rub, snag, stymie, stymy | ||
| 2. | obstacle (om genstand) an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | hazard, stumbling block, water jump | ||