Polyglot Dictionary

entrave

/ẽˈtɾavi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os entraves

Meaning

  1. obstacle

    • É um entrave.

      It's an obstacle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

obstáculo

entrave is more figurative or bureaucratic, like red tape; obstáculo is more literal or general, a physical or figurative obstacle.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

obstáculo

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

Practice

1 What does entrave mean?

2 Fill the gap: É um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entrave?

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