OBSTACLE

Meaning of OBSTACLE in English

■ noun a thing that blocks one's way or hinders progress.

Origin

ME: via OFr. from L. obstaculum , from obstare 'impede'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OBSTACLE — obstacul, impediment
English interlingue dictionary
OBSTACLE — apan;babag
English-Visayan vocabulary
OBSTACLE — I. ˈäbz(ˌ)tikəl, -_tə̇k-, -tēk-; ˈäb(ˌ)stik-, -_stə̇k-, -stēk- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — /ob"steuh keuhl/ , n. something that obstructs or hinders progress. [ 1300-50; ME obstaculum, equiv. to obsta ( re ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — obstacle BrE AmE ˈɒb stək ə l -stɪk- AmE \ ˈɑːb- ▷ obstacle|s z ▶ ˈ obstacle course BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — / ˈɒbstəkl; NAmE ˈɑːb-/ noun 1. obstacle (to sth / to doing sth) a situation, an event, etc. that makes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBSTACLE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OBSTACLE — n. a person or thing that obstructs progress. obstacle-race a race in which various obstacles have to be negotiated. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — n. a person or thing that obstructs progress. Phrases and idioms: obstacle-race a race in which various obstacles have to …
Oxford English vocab
OBSTACLE — ( obstacles) 1. An obstacle is an object that makes it difficult for you to go where you want to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES insuperable obstacles ▪ There were insuperable obstacles , and the plan was abandoned. obstacle course …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OBSTACLE — [noun] [C] - something that blocks you so that movement, going forward or action are prevented or made more difficultan …
Cambridge English vocab
OBSTACLE — n. Function: noun something that seriously hampers action or progress FF1C; lack of education is an obstacle to advancement FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OBSTACLE — noun something that seriously hampers action or progress lack of education is an obstacle to advancement Synonyms: bar, Chinese wall, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBSTACLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , major ▪ chief , greatest , main ▪ enormous , formidable , huge , serious …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — сущ. 1) помеха, преграда, препятствие to throw obstacles in smb.'s way ≈ чинить препятствия кому-л. to pose obstacle ≈ чинить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OBSTACLE — obstacle.ogg ʹɒbstək(ə)l n 1> препятствие, помеха; преграда to be an obstacle to smth. - быть преградой /помехой/ чему-л. to throw …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OBSTACLE — 1) препятствие 2) неоднородность (в линии передачи) • - air obstacle - annular obstacle - cylindrical obstacle - cylindric obstacle …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
OBSTACLE — 1) препятствие 2) неоднородность (в линии передачи) • - air obstacle - annular obstacle - cylindrical obstacle - cylindric obstacle - knife-edge obstacle - matching obstacle - mismatching obstacle - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OBSTACLE — 1) надолбы 2) помеха 3) преграда 4) препятствие 5) преткновение 6) тормоз 7) трудность • - obstacle detection - obstacle effect
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OBSTACLE — obstacle сущ.1) помеха, преграда, препятствие to throw obstacles in smb.'s way — чинить препятствия кому-л. to pose obstacle — чинить …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OBSTACLE — n 1> препятствие, помеха; преграда to be an obstacle to smth. - быть преградой /помехой/ чему-л. to throw /to put/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OBSTACLE — сущ. 1) помеха, преграда, препятствие to throw obstacles in smb.'s way — чинить препятствия кому-л. to pose obstacle — чинить …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OBSTACLE — сущ. 1) помеха, преграда, препятствие to throw obstacles in smb.'s way — чинить препятствия кому-л. to pose obstacle — чинить преграды, препятствия to come …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OBSTACLE — _n. 1> препятствие, помеха; to throw obstacles in smb.'s way - чинить препятствия кому-л.; - surmount obstacles - overcome obstacles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OBSTACLE — n. 1. препятствие, помеха; to throw obstacles in smb.'s way - чинить препятствия кому-л.; - surmount obstacles - overcome obstacles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OBSTACLE — препятствие - rigid obstacle
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
OBSTACLE — _n. 1> препятствие, помеха; to throw obstacles in smb.'s way чинить препятствия кому-л.; to surmount (или to overcome) obstacles преодолевать …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OBSTACLE — неоднородность (в линии передачи) - distributed obstacle - matching obstacle - mismatching obstacle - phasing obstacle - smooth obstacle - wave resistance obstacle - waveguide obstacle
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
OBSTACLE — см. physical obstacle
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерной безопасности
OBSTACLE — сущ. 1) помеха, преграда, препятствие to throw obstacles in smb.'s way ≈ чинить препятствия кому-л. to pose obstacle ≈ чинить …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OBSTACLE — noun see: ob- Date: 14th century something that impedes progress or achievement
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OBSTACLE — (v.) That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.
Английский словарь Webster
OBSTACLE — ( v. ) That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — n. obstruction, impediment, hindrance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OBSTACLE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin obstaculum, from obstare to stand in front of, from ob- in the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OBSTACLE — v that which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.
Webster English vocab
OBSTACLE — n. Pronunciation: ' äb-sti-k ə l, - ˌ sti- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin obstaculum, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OBSTACLE — [ob.sta.cle] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L obstaculum, fr. obstare to stand in front of, fr. ob- in the way …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OBSTACLE — n. a person or thing that obstructs progress. øobstacle-race a race in which various obstacles have to be negotiated. [ME …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OBSTACLE — (~s) 1. An ~ is an object that makes it difficult for you to go where you want to go, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OBSTACLE — Synonyms and related words : bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, catch, cecum, check, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBSTACLE — n. Hindrance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
OBSTACLE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OBSTACLE — See ↑ PROBLEM 3, ↑ STOP 29
Longman Activator English vocab
OBSTACLE — n. 25B6; noun BARRIER, hurdle, stumbling block, obstruction, bar, block, impediment, hindrance, snag, catch, drawback, hitch, handicap, deterrent, complication, difficulty, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBSTACLE — n. 1) to pose an ~ 2) to come across, encounter an ~ 3) to clear, overcome, surmount an ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
OBSTACLE — n. impediment, hindrance, obstruction, hurdle, hitch, catch, snag, stumbling-block, barrier, bar, check The obstacles in the road prevented our proceeding …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OBSTACLE — Any obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the movement of an opposing force, and to impose …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
OBSTACLE — Помеха
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OBSTACLE — (n) препятствие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OBSTACLE — n 1) препятствие, помеха; преграда to be an ~ to smth. - быть преградой /помехой/ чему-л. to throw /to put/ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OBSTACLE — n. помеха, препятствие, препона
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OBSTACLE — n. помеха, препятствие, препона
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OBSTACLE — преграда, препятствие
Англо-Русский физический словарь
OBSTACLE — препятствие, помеха
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
OBSTACLE — препятствие, помеха
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
OBSTACLE — сущ. препятствие, помеха - obstacles to entry - overcome obstacles - remove obstacles - throw obstacles in smb's way
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
OBSTACLE — something which stands in the way of one's progress, that delays or retards progress.
Russian-English Edic
OBSTACLE — препятствие; помеха - obstacles to entry
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
OBSTACLE — препятствие - natural obstacles
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
OBSTACLE — препятствие
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
OBSTACLE — [n.] препятствие, помеха to overcome ((или) to surmount) ~s преодолевать препятствия to throw ~s in smb.'s way чинить препятствия кому-л
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
OBSTACLE — n препятствие, помеха; to overcome ( или to surmount) ~s преодолевать препятствия; to throw ~s in smb.`s way чинить препятствия …
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев

Concise Oxford English vocab

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