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překážka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  • barrier noun A physical structure that blocks passage or access.
  • hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
  • hindrance noun Something that gets in the way or slows progress; an obstacle.
  • hurdle noun A barrier that a runner or horse must jump over during a race.
  • impediment noun Something that blocks or slows progress.
  • obstacle noun Something that blocks progress or makes it harder to move forward, whether physical or figurative.
  • setback noun A problem or delay that slows down or reverses progress.

Senses

překážka is used for these senses in English:

  • balk A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
  • barrier An obstacle or impediment.
  • hazard (golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
  • hindrance Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
  • impediment A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
  • obstacle Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
  • setback An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).

balk — full definition

  1. noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  2. noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  3. noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
  4. noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

barrier — full definition

  1. noun A physical structure that blocks passage or access.
  2. noun Something that prevents progress or makes an action difficult.

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