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1 obstacle
obstacle [ɔpstakl]masculine noun* * *ɔpstaklnom masculin1) ( difficulté) obstacle (à to)2) ( en équitation) fence* * *ɔpstakl nm1) (= barrière, difficulté) obstaclefaire obstacle à [lumière] — to block out, [projet] to obstruct, to stand in the way of
2) ÉQUITATION jump, fence* * *obstacle nm1 ( difficulté) obstacle (à to); contourner l'obstacle to get around the obstacle; se heurter à un obstacle to come up against an obstacle; faire obstacle aux négociations/au développement to obstruct the negotiations/the development; elle a fait obstacle à ma promotion she stood in the way of my promotion;2 Équit fence.[ɔpstakl] nom masculin1. [objet bloquant le passage] obstaclel'immeuble d'en face fait obstacle au soleil the building opposite blocks (out) ou obstructs the sunêtre un ou faire obstacle à to be an obstacle to, to hinder, to impede -
2 obstáculo
m.obstacle, drag, snag, balk.* * *1 (barrera) obstacle■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person2 (inconveniente) objection■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections3 (valla) fence, jump\salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [físico] obstaclecarrera 2)2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindranceno es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it
poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb
* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *obstaclequitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstaclessuperar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacleno fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winningme puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my pathel único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victoryun obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project* * *
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall
* * *obstáculo nm1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb2. [en una carrera] hurdle* * *m obstacle;carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult* * *obstáculo nmimpedimento: obstacle* * *obstáculo n obstacle -
3 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. -
4 franchir
franchir [fʀɑ̃∫iʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ obstacle] to get over ; [+ rivière, ligne d'arrivée, seuil] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through ; [+ distance] to cover ; [+ mur du son] to break through ; [+ borne, limite] to overstep• ne pas réussir à franchir la barre de... [chiffres, vote] to fall short of...* * *fʀɑ̃ʃiʀverbe transitif to cross [fossé, seuil, montagne]; to get over [mur, barrière]; to cover [distance]franchir un obstacle — lit to clear an obstacle; fig to overcome an obstacle
••* * *fʀɑ̃ʃiʀ vt[obstacle] to clear, to get over[seuil, ligne, rivière] to cross* * *franchir verb table: finir vtr to cross [fossé, ligne d'arrivée, seuil, montagne, océan]; to get over [mur, barrière, clôture]; to cover [distance]; franchir un obstacle lit to clear an obstacle; fig to overcome an obstacle; le perchiste a franchi les six mètres the pole vaulter cleared six metresGB; franchir la barre des 10% to pass the 10% mark; franchir un cap difficile to get through a difficult period; l'équipe a franchi le cap des quarts de finale the team got past the quarterfinals; franchir le cap de la cinquantaine to turn fifty; l'entreprise a franchi un cap décisif en rachetant sa rivale buying up its rival was an important turning point for the company.franchir le pas to take the plunge.[frɑ̃ʃir] verbe transitif1. [passer par-dessus - barrière, mur] to get over (inseparable)2. [outrepasser - ligne, limite, date] to crossau moment de franchir le seuil, je m'arrêtai I halted just as I was stepping across the thresholdfranchir le cap de la trentaine/cinquantaine to turn thirty/fifty3. [dans le temps] to last throughsa renommée a franchi les siècles his reputation has lasted ou come down intact through the centuries -
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1) Aviation: overcome the obstacle2) Literal: cross the river3) Sports: clear the obstacle, surmount an obstacle4) Military: breach an obstacle, bridge an obstacle, bridge an obstacle (устройством прохода поверх него), deal with an obstacle, force an obstacle, (с боем) force obstacle, hurdle an obstacle, leap an obstacle, negotiate an obstacle, overcome an obstacle, overleap an obstacle, pass an obstacle5) Engineering: negotiate obstacle6) Advertising: surmount obstacles7) Makarov: surmount obstacleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > преодолевать препятствие
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1) General subject: break the back of, clear a hurdle, clear an obstacle, give a leg up, overcome an obstacle, take a hurdle2) Military: breach an obstacle, bridge an obstacle, deal with an obstacle, force an obstacle, hurdle an obstacle, leap an obstacle, negotiate an obstacle, overleap an obstacle, pass an obstacle, surmount an obstacle3) Makarov: overcome a handicap, clear the hurdle, cross the riverУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > преодолеть препятствие
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7 escollo
m.1 reef.2 hindrance, difficulty, pitfall, obstacle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: escollar.* * *1 MARÍTIMO reef, rock2 figurado difficulty, pitfall, snag* * *SM1) (=arrecife) reef, rock2) (=obstáculo oculto) [en el camino] pitfall, stumbling block; [en actividad] hidden danger* * *masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle* * *= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.Ex. The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.----* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* * *masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle* * *= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* * *1 ( Náut) reef2 (dificultad) obstacle, hurdlese ha superado el escollo más importante the most serious obstacle has been overcome* * *
escollo sustantivo masculino (Náut) reef;
( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
escollo sustantivo masculino
1 (roca) reef
2 (dificultad, obstáculo) pitfall, handicap: los escollos de la burocracia son algo habitual, bureaucratic red tape is commonplace
' escollo' also found in these entries:
English:
pitfall
- rock
- stumbling-block
- reef
- stumbling block
* * *escollo nm1. [en el mar] reef2. [obstáculo] stumbling block;* * *m1 MAR reef2 ( obstáculo) hurdle, obstacle* * *escollo nm1) : reef2) obstáculo: obstacle -
8 препятствие
препятствие сущ1. obstacle2. obstruction безопасная высота пролета препятствийclearance of obstaclesбезопасное расстояние до препятствияsafe obstruction clearanceвысота плоскости ограничения препятствий в зоне взлетаtakeoff surface levelвысота пролета препятствий1. obstacle clearance2. obstacle clearance altitude 3. obstacle clearance height датчик облета препятствийterrain-following sensorдопускаемое расстояние до препятствияobstruction clearanceдопуск на максимальную высоту препятствияdominant obstacle allowanceзона, свободная от препятствийobstacle free zoneизбегать столкновения с препятствиемavoid the obstacleискусственное препятствиеsimulated obstacleкарта аэродромных препятствийaerodrome obstruction chartкритерий маркировки препятствияobstruction marking criteriaлиния безопасного пролета над препятствиямиobstacle clearance lineлиния ограничения препятствийobstacle lineмаркировать препятствиеmark the obstacleмаркировка препятствийobstruction markingминимальная высота пролета препятствийobstacle clearance limitнемаркируемые аэродромные препятствияunmarked aerodrome obstructionsнеожиданное препятствие в полетеhidden flight hazardнеподвижное препятствиеfixed obstacleоблет препятствияflying around obstacleобозначать препятствиеdenote the obstacleобозначение препятствияdenoting the obstacleограничение высоты препятствийobstacle restrictionоценка высоты препятствияobstacle assessmentоценка препятствийobstacles evaluationповерхность высоты пролета препятствийobstacle free surfaceполоса, свободная от препятствийclearwayпреодолевать препятствиеovercome the obstacleпрепятствие в зоне захода на посадкуapproach area hazardпрепятствие в районе аэропортаairport hazardпрепятствие на пути полетаair obstacleпроведение работ по снижению высоты препятствий для полетовobstacle clearingсистема освещения препятствийobstacle lightingскрытое препятствие в районе ВППrunway hidden hazardсталкиваться с препятствиемfail to clearтребования по ограничению высоты препятствийobstacle limitation requirementsустранение препятствийobstacle removalустранять препятствие1. clear the obstacle2. eliminate obstruction учет препятствийconsidering the obstaclesфлаг для обозначения препятствияobstacle flag -
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1) Military: (проделыванием проходов) breach an obstacle, (проделыванием проходов)(устройством перехода) bridge an obstacle, (проделыванием проходов)(с боем) force an obstacle, overcome an obstacle2) Engineering: breach an obstacle, bridge an obstacle, force an obstacleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > преодолевать заграждение
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10 pokonywać
impf ⇒ pokonać* * *-uję, -ujesz, -ać; perf; vt* * *ipf.1. (= zwyciężać) ( wroga) defeat; ( rywali) beat; pokonać kogoś jego własną bronią beat sb at their own game.3. (= opanowywać) overcome, surmount; (np. inflację, chorobę) conquer; (np. strach, pragnienie, pokusę) fight down; pokonać przeszkodę overcome an obstacle; pokonać odległość cover a distance; pokonać zakręt turn a corner.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pokonywać
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преодолевать препятствиеovercome the obstacleпреодолевать упорexceed the stopпреодолевать усилие пружиныovercome the spring force -
12 препятствие
с1) obstacle, impediment [-'ped-]преодоле́ть препя́тствие — clear/overcome an obstacle
2) спорт hurdleвзять препя́тствие — clear the hurdle
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13 лбом стенку не прошибешь
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лбом стенку не прошибешь
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14 лбом стену не прошибешь
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лбом стену не прошибешь
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15 лбом стены не прошибешь
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лбом стены не прошибешь
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17 verrou
verrou [veʀu]masculine noun[de porte] bolt• as-tu mis le verrou ? have you bolted the door?* * *vɛʀu••* * *veʀu nm1) (= targette) bolt2) fig (= entrave) constriction* * *verrou nm gén bolt; ( à bouton) deadbolt; ( à clé) deadlock; verrou 3 points multilock; mettre le verrou to shoot the bolt; pousser or tirer le verrou ( fermer) to shoot the bolt; ( ouvrir) to draw the bolt; fermer [qch] au verrou to bolt [fenêtre, porte].verrou haute sécurité high security door lock; verrou de sûreté double security lock.être sous les verrous to be under lock and key; mettre or placer qn sous les verrous to put ou place sb under lock and key, to lock sb up; faire sauter un verrou to overcome an obstacle.[veru] nom masculin1. [fermeture] boltmettre ou pousser les verrous to slide the bolts home, to bolt the doorverrou de sûreté safety latch, night boltsous les verrous locution adverbiale -
18 superare un ostacolo
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19 Hürde
Hür·de <-, -n> [ʼhʏrdə] f1) (Leichtathletik, Reitsport) hurdle;110 Meter \Hürden laufen to run the 110 metres [or (Am) -ers] hurdles2) ( tragbare Einzäunung für Tiere) fold, penWENDUNGEN:eine \Hürde nehmen to overcome an obstacle -
20 maneə
obstacle, hindrance; idm. hurdlemaneələrlə qaçış – hurdle-racekiminsə yolunda maneə törətmək – create obstacles in 's way smb.maneəni aradan qaldırmaq – clear an obstacle, overcome obstaclesmaneəsiz – freely, unimpeded
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