hurdle meaning in Español | English Dictionary

📖 Definiciones

noun
valla; obstáculo; valla; carrera de vallas; andamio de arrastre

EN: A light portable frame covered with wicker, brush, or similar material, formerly used as a fence, gate, or pen for animals.; An obstacle or difficulty that must be overcome or dealt with.; One of a series of lightweight barriers placed at intervals on a track, over which runners must jump in a hurdle race.; A race in which competitors must jump over a series of hurdles; a hurdle race.; A frame of interwoven sticks or twigs used historically as a sledge on which criminals were dragged to execution.
verb
saltar una valla; superar; cercar con vallas

EN: To jump over or clear a hurdle or obstacle, especially in a race.; To overcome or deal with a difficulty or problem successfully.; To enclose or fence with hurdles.

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

contable Plural: hurdles 3.ª pers. sing.: hurdles Pasado: hurdled Participio pasado: hurdled Participio presente: hurdling

Colocaciones

clear a hurdlejump over a hurdleovercome a hurdlehurdle racefinal hurdlehurdle event

Derivados

hurdlerhurdling

Sinónimos

obstaclebarrierimpedimentobstructionchallengedifficulty

Antónimos

advantageaidhelp

Palabras confundidas

hurtle

EN: 'Hurtle' means to move at great speed or force; 'hurdle' is an obstacle or the act of jumping over one.

es: 'Hurtle' significa moverse a gran velocidad o fuerza; 'hurdle' es un obstáculo o el acto de saltar sobre uno.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: Do not confuse 'hurdle' (an obstacle; to jump over) with 'hurtle' (to rush or move rapidly). They differ by only one letter but have very different meanings.

es: No confunda 'hurdle' (un obstáculo; saltar sobre) con 'hurtle' (apresurarse o moverse rápidamente). Difieren en solo una letra pero tienen significados muy diferentes.

💬 Ejemplos

The farmer used hurdles to enclose the sheep in the field.

El granjero usó vallas para cercar las ovejas en el campo.
Getting a visa was the biggest hurdle in her plan to study abroad.

Obtener la visa fue el mayor obstáculo en su plan de estudiar en el extranjero.
She knocked over the third hurdle but managed to finish the race.

Derribó la tercera valla pero logró terminar la carrera.
He won the 110-meter hurdles at the national championships.

Ganó los 110 metros vallas en el campeonato nacional.
In medieval England, traitors were drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution.

En la Inglaterra medieval, los traidores eran arrastrados en una estera hasta el lugar de ejecución.
The athlete hurdled the barrier with perfect form.

El atleta saltó la barrera con una técnica perfecta.
The company managed to hurdle the financial crisis and emerge stronger.

La empresa logró superar la crisis financiera y salir fortalecida.
They hurdled the garden to keep the rabbits out.

Cercaron el jardín para mantener a los conejos fuera.