obstáculo

Definitions of obstáculo
  1. noun
    an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
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    types:
    atascadero, escollo, hueso, tropiezo
    any obstacle or impediment
    foso
    a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest
    trampa
    a hazard on a golf course
    type of:
    impedimento, obstrucción
    any structure that makes progress difficult
  2. noun
    the quality of being a hindrance
    synonyms: entorpecimiento, impedimento, inconveniente, rémora
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    type of:
    desventaja
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  3. noun
    an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
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    type of:
    obstrucción, traba
    something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
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