hurdle
/ˈhɝd(ə)l/ sustantivo B2En español: valla
- An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race. · He ran in the 100 metres hurdles.
- An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
- A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
- A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.
Plural hurdles
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Finding a permanent place to live was another major hurdle during my first few weeks.
Despite this significant hurdle, there is still genuine hope for the future of hawker centers.
However, a twenty-five-year-old medical student named Roger Bannister viewed this formidable obstacle as a psychological hurdle rather than a physical limitation.
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