Hindernis

n; -ses, -se

1. im Weg: obstacle, barrier; Laufsport: hurdle; Reitsport: fence; ein unüberwindliches Hindernis an insurmountable hurdle (oder obstacle)

2. fig. obstacle (für to); (Schwierigkeit) difficulty; (Behinderung) hindrance; kein Hindernis für no obstacle to; Kinder kein Hindernis in Kontaktanzeige: children no obstacle, kids OK umg.; auf Hindernisse stoßen run into difficulties; jemandem Hindernisse in den Weg legen throw obstacles into s.o.’s path; Familienglück mit Hindernissen happy family life with a few hitches along the way

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das Hindernis

hazard; difficulty; fence; barrier; obstacle; impediment; obstruction; hindrance; hump; baulk; balk

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Hịn|der|nis ['hIndɐnɪs]

nt -ses, -se

1) (lit, fig) obstacle; (= Erschwernis, Behinderung) hindrance; (beim Sprechen) handicap, impediment

sie empfand das Kind als Hindernis/als Hindernis für ihre Karriere — she saw the child as a hindrance/as a hindrance to or an obstacle for her career

gesetzliches Hindernis (form) — legal impediment or obstacle

jdm Hindernisse in den Weg legen (fig) — to put obstacles in sb's path or way

eine Reise mit Hindernissen — a journey full of hitches

2) (SPORT = Hürde) hurdle; (beim Pferderennen) fence, jump; (GOLF) hazard

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das

1) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) barrier

2) (a barrier: a road block.) block

3) (something that delays or prevents.) impediment

4) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) bar

5) (a person, thing etc that hinders: I know you are trying to help but you're just being a hindrance.) hindrance

6) (something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) obstacle

7) (something that obstructs: an obstruction in the pipe.) obstruction

8) (a difficulty that prevents progress.) stumbling-block

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Hin·der·nis

<-ses, -se>

[ˈhɪndɐnɪs]

nt

1. (Hemmnis) obstacle, hindrance, stumbling block [or stone] fig

ein \Hindernis für etw akk an obstacle [or a hindrance] to sth

jdm \Hindernisse in den Weg legen to put obstacles in sb's way

gesetzliches \Hindernis legal impediment

2. (behindernder Gegenstand) obstacle

3. SPORT (Barriere beim Hindernislauf) obstacle, jump; (bei Leichtathletik) hurdle; (bei Jagdrennen) fence; (bei Hürdenrennen) hurdle

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das; Hindernisses, Hindernisse obstacle; (Springreiten) jump; obstacle; (Pferderennen) fence

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Hindernis n; -ses, -se

1. im Weg: obstacle, barrier; Laufsport: hurdle; Reitsport: fence;

ein unüberwindliches Hindernis an insurmountable hurdle (oder obstacle)

2. fig obstacle (

für to); (Schwierigkeit) difficulty; (Behinderung) hindrance;

kein Hindernis für no obstacle to;

Kinder kein Hindernis in Kontaktanzeige: children no obstacle, kids OK umg;

auf Hindernisse stoßen run into difficulties;

jemandem Hindernisse in den Weg legen throw obstacles into sb’s path;

Familienglück mit Hindernissen happy family life with a few hitches along the way

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das; Hindernisses, Hindernisse obstacle; (Springreiten) jump; obstacle; (Pferderennen) fence

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n.

barrier n.

hindrance n.

hurdle n.

impediment n.

obstacle n.