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1 scoglio
m (pl -gli) rockfig stumbling block* * *scoglio s.m.1 rock; ( a fior d'acqua) reef: tuffarsi da uno scoglio, to dive from a rock // (geol.) scoglio tettonico, allochton (e) (o klippe)2 (fig.) ( difficoltà, ostacolo) difficulty, obstacle, stumbling block: la matematica è uno scoglio per lui, mathematics is a stumbling block for him; urtare contro uno scoglio, to run up against a difficulty.* * *1) (roccia) rock2) fig. hurdlesuperare uno scoglio — to get o be over the hump
* * *scogliopl. - gli /'skɔλλo, λi/sostantivo m.1 (roccia) rock -
2 inciampo
inciampo s.m.1 (ostacolo) obstacle2 (difficoltà) difficulty: mettere degli inciampi, to hinder (o to obstruct); essere d'inciampo a qlcu., to be in s.o.'s way.* * *[in'tʃampo]sostantivo maschile hitch, snag, stumbling blockessere d'inciampo a qcn. — to be in sb.'s way
* * *inciampo/in't∫ampo/sostantivo m.hitch, snag, stumbling block; essere d'inciampo a qcn. to be in sb.'s way; senza -i without a hitch. -
3 cascare
fall (down)fig cascarci fall for it* * *cascare v. intr. to fall* (down), to tumble (down): ( con fracasso) to crash (down): attento a non cascare, mind you don't fall; è cascato il soffitto, the ceiling has fallen down; i piatti cascarono sul pavimento, the dishes crashed to the floor // mi cascano le braccia, I despair // nemmeno se cascasse il mondo, happen what may; non casca il mondo se..., it's not the end of the world if... // qui casca l'asino, here is the stumbling block (o problem) // cascare dalle nuvole, to be struck with amazement // cascare dal sonno, to be overcome with sleep // cascare in piedi, (fig.) to fall on one's feet // far cascare qlco. dall'alto, to grant (o to do) sthg. as a special favour // cascare bene, male, to come off well, badly // non ci sei cascato, you didn't fall for it.* * *[kas'kare]1) (cadere) to fall*, to drop; (cadere a terra) to fall* downcascare dalle scale, dal letto — to tumble o fall down the stairs, out of bed
2) fig. (crollare)••caschi male, bene — you've hit on a bad time, good time
caschi o cascasse il mondo come what may; cascare a pezzi — to fall apart
* * *cascare/kas'kare/ [1](aus. essere)1 (cadere) to fall*, to drop; (cadere a terra) to fall* down; cascare dalle scale, dal letto to tumble o fall down the stairs, out of bedcascare dalle nuvole to be flabbergasted; qui casca l'asino there's the rub; caschi male, bene you've hit on a bad time, good time; ci sei ca scato! you fell for it! mi fece cascare le braccia it was very off- putting; caschi o cascasse il mondo come what may; cascare a pezzi to fall apart. -
4 macigno
m boulder* * *macigno s.m.1 (geol.) hard sandstone2 (masso) boulder // è un macigno, he is a blockhead // è un cuore di macigno, he is hard-hearted (o he has a heart of stone) // quel libro è un macigno!, what a bore that book is!3 (fig.) (ostacolo insormontabile) stumbling block, stone wall.* * *[ma'tʃiɲɲo]sostantivo maschile1) (masso) rock, boulder2) (pietra arenaria) sandstone, grit* * *macigno/ma't∫iŋŋo/sostantivo m.1 (masso) rock, boulder2 (pietra arenaria) sandstone, grit. -
5 ostacolo
m obstaclenell'atletica hurdlenell'equitazione fence, jumpfig stumbling block, obstacle* * *ostacolo s.m.1 obstacle, hindrance, impediment; handicap; ( freno) check: scavalcare un ostacolo, to climb over an obstacle; fermarsi davanti a un ostacolo, to stop in front of an obstacle; questi ostacoli non saranno superati molto facilmente, these obstacles will not be overcome easily; essere d'ostacolo a, to be a bar to (o to be a hindrance to o to stand in the way of); non voglio essere d'ostacolo alla vostra felicità, I do not want to be an obstacle to (o to stand in the way of) your happiness; l'estrazione sociale modesta non è stata un ostacolo per la sua carriera, his humble background did not stand in the way of his career; mettere un ostacolo a qlco., to prevent (o to oppose) sthg.; (econ.) un ostacolo ai profitti, a check to profits; (dir.) ostacolo alla stipulazione di un contratto, impediment to the drawing up of a contract* * *[os'takolo]sostantivo maschile1) (intralcio, difficoltà) obstacle, hindrancesuperare un ostacolo — to clear a hurdle, to overcome an obstacle
2) sport hurdle; equit. hurdle, fence, jumpcorsa a -i — equit. hurdle race; (in atletica) obstacle race
* * *ostacolo/os'takolo/sostantivo m.1 (intralcio, difficoltà) obstacle, hindrance; superare un ostacolo to clear a hurdle, to overcome an obstacle; incontrare -i to encounter obstacles2 sport hurdle; equit. hurdle, fence, jump; corsa a -i equit. hurdle race; (in atletica) obstacle race; i 110 -i the 110 metre obstacles. -
6 intoppo sm
[in'tɔppo](ostacolo) hitch, stumbling block, obstacle, (difficoltà) difficulty -
7 scoglio sm
['skɔʎʎo] scoglio (-gli)rock, (fig : ostacolo) difficulty, stumbling block -
8 incaglio
incaglio s.m.1 (ostacolo) obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block2 (arresto) holdup, stoppage3 (mar.) stranding, running aground. -
9 inciampata
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10 rintoppo
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11 intoppo
sm [in'tɔppo](ostacolo) hitch, stumbling block, obstacle, (difficoltà) difficulty -
12 scoglio
sm ['skɔʎʎo] scoglio (-gli)rock, (fig : ostacolo) difficulty, stumbling block
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