ostacolare un matrimonio

hinder

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ostacolare v.tr.

1 to obstruct; ( impacciare) to hamper, to hinder: il lungo mantello le ostacolava i movimenti, she was hampered by her long cloak; una frana ostacolava il passaggio, a rockfall blocked the way

2 (fig.) ( intralciare) to thwart, to be a hindrance to (s.o., sthg.), to hamper, to handicap, to interfere with (sthg.): mi ha sempre ostacolato, he has always thwarted me; ha sempre ostacolato i miei piani, he has always interfered with (o obstructed) my plans; nella sua carriera politica fu ostacolato dal suo passato di cantante, his political career was hampered by his past as a singer; ostacolare il corso degli affari, to hamper the progress of business; ostacolare un matrimonio, to impede a marriage; ostacolare il corso della giustizia, to obstruct the due course of justice.

◘ ostacolarsi v.rifl.rec. ( danneggiarsi a vicenda) to get* in each other's way.

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verbo transitivo to obstruct [progetto, negoziati, giustizia]; to be* in the way of, to stand* in the way of, to hinder, to impede [discussione, trattive]; to hamper, to impede, to obstruct [ progresso]; to thwart, to foil [ sforzo]; to hamper, to hinder [ persona]; to hinder, to impede, to hamper [azione, corso, carriera, sviluppo, movimento]; to block, to hold [ traffico]

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ostacolare

/ostako'lare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

to obstruct [progetto, negoziati, giustizia]; to be* in the way of, to stand* in the way of, to hinder, to impede [discussione, trattive]; to hamper, to impede, to obstruct [ progresso]; to thwart, to foil [ sforzo]; to hamper, to hinder [ persona]; to hinder, to impede, to hamper [azione, corso, carriera, sviluppo, movimento]; to block, to hold [ traffico].