ostacolo
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See also: ostacolò
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin obstāculum.
Noun[edit]
ostacolo m (plural ostacoli)
- obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress)
- Synonyms: difficoltà, intoppo
- (sports) hurdle (an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race)
- (sports, in the plural) hurdles (a sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
ostacolo
Further reading[edit]
- ostacolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana