hurdle

ostacolo, difficoltà

Problema o difficoltà da superare per riuscire in qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can succeed.

• Money is our biggest hurdle.
• They overcame several legal hurdles.
• Getting permission was the final hurdle before construction.

Sinonimi: obstacle, barrier, difficulty

Espressioni comuni: overcome a hurdle, major hurdle, financial hurdle

ostacolo

Barriera bassa che corridori o cavalli saltano durante una gara.

In inglese semplice: A low barrier that runners or horses jump over in a race.

• She jumped over the hurdle.
• He knocked down two hurdles during the race.
• The horse cleared the final hurdle easily.

Sinonimi: barrier

Espressioni comuni: jump a hurdle, clear a hurdle, first hurdle

ostacolo, barriera

Qualcosa che blocca il passaggio o rende difficile un’azione.

In inglese semplice: Something that blocks your way or makes an action difficult.

• The fence was another hurdle in our path.
• Fear can become a hurdle to learning.
• They cleared every hurdle between them and their goal.

Sinonimi: obstacle, barrier

Espressioni comuni: physical hurdle, unexpected hurdle, clear a hurdle

saltare

Passare sopra qualcosa con un salto, di solito mentre si corre.

In inglese semplice: To jump over something, usually while running.

• She hurdled the fence.
• The runners hurdle each barrier without slowing down.
• Can you hurdle that fallen tree?

Sinonimi: jump over, leap over

Espressioni comuni: hurdle a fence, hurdle a barrier

superare

Riuscire a superare un problema o una difficoltà.

In inglese semplice: To successfully get past a problem or difficulty.

• We must hurdle this problem first.
• The team hurdled several financial obstacles.
• Can they hurdle the remaining legal barriers?

Sinonimi: overcome, surmount, clear

Espressioni comuni: hurdle an obstacle, hurdle a problem, hurdle a barrier