Polyglot Dictionary

obstáculo

/oβsˈtakulo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los obstáculos

Meaning

  1. obstacle

    • Superó el obstáculo.

      He overcame the obstacle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

escollo

escollo is more figurative, a stumbling block; obstáculo is more general — both mean "obstacle."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

entrave

entrave is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "obstacle."

Portuguese

obstáculo

obstáculo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "obstacle."

Practice

1 What does obstáculo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Superó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches obstáculo?

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