1. (any structure that makes progress difficult)
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta


2. (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
"lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"
"the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"
"the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan")
obstacle, obstruction: : synonim: bariera
synonim: mur
synonim: próg
synonim: przeciwieństwo
synonim: przeciwność
synonim: rafa
synonim: ściana
synonim: tama
synonim: zapora

(zawada) obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block
(rzecz) obstruction
(utrudnienie) handicap, hitch, stumbling block
bieg (terenowy) z ~mi steeplechase
~ na drodze roadblock
usuwać ~dy z drogi to break the path/way
~ wodna (na torze wyścigów konnych/biegów z przeszkodami) water jump

n fem C 1. (zawada) hindrance
obstacle
stumbling block
bar
barrier: być ~ą to hinder, to impede
stać na ~e to stand in the way
to prevent sth
bez ~ód with no obstacles. 2. (sport) : bieg z ~mi obstacle race
steeplechase

f hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, stumbling block
form. impediment
sport
bieg z przeszkodami - steeplechase
stać na przeszkodzie - to stand in the way

f 1. hurdle, interference 2. obstruction 3. barrier, obstacle ~a dla swobodnego przepływu obstacle to free movement ~y administracyjne administrative obstacles ~y na drodze rozwoju gospodarczego obstacles to economic development, barriers to economic development stawiać ~y to put obstacles in the way stanowić ~ę to be an obstacle, to represent an obstacle, to prevent, to balk, to foreclose

obstacle, obstruction, hindrance

OBSTACLE

TRAMMEL

HINDRANCE

HURDLE

DISTURBER

REMORA

BALK

CRIMP

HANDICAP

IMPEDIMENT

CUMBER

CHECK

ENCUMBRANCE

HOLDBACK

OBJECTION

DRAWBACK

HITCH

SNAG

OBSTRUCTION

1. hurdle, interference
2. obstruction
3. barrier, obstacle

hurdle, obstruction

f hindrance, ob-stacle, impediment; barrage barrier; sport. wyścigi z ~mi steeplechase; stać na przeszkodzie stand in the way; ~ czynna am. tactical obstacle; ~ na skrzyd-le flanking obstacle; ~ natu-ralna natural obstacle (bar-rier) , am. existing obstacle; ~ niedostępna (niepokonywalna) impassable obstacle; ~ pasywna protective obstacle; ~ sztuczna am. cultural obstacle; ~ standardowa (typowa) am. standard obstacle; ~ taktyczna tactical obstacle; ~ tyłowa rear obstacle; usuwanie przeszkód counterbarrier operation

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; stumbling-block

barrier

block

blockage

clod

cramp

hinder

interference

prevention

rupture

stymie

termination

bar

roadblock

stumbling block

bunker