hurdle

obstacle, difficulté

Problème ou difficulté à surmonter pour réussir.

En anglais simple : A problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can succeed.

• Money is our biggest hurdle.
• They overcame several legal hurdles.
• Getting permission was the final hurdle before construction.

Synonymes : obstacle, barrier, difficulty

Expressions courantes : overcome a hurdle, major hurdle, financial hurdle

haie, obstacle

Barrière basse que les coureurs ou les chevaux franchissent en sautant pendant une course.

En anglais simple : A low barrier that runners or horses jump over in a race.

• She jumped over the hurdle.
• He knocked down two hurdles during the race.
• The horse cleared the final hurdle easily.

Synonymes : barrier

Expressions courantes : jump a hurdle, clear a hurdle, first hurdle

obstacle, barrière

Chose qui bloque le passage ou rend une action difficile.

En anglais simple : Something that blocks your way or makes an action difficult.

• The fence was another hurdle in our path.
• Fear can become a hurdle to learning.
• They cleared every hurdle between them and their goal.

Synonymes : obstacle, barrier

Expressions courantes : physical hurdle, unexpected hurdle, clear a hurdle

sauter par-dessus

Passer au-dessus de quelque chose en sautant, généralement tout en courant.

En anglais simple : To jump over something, usually while running.

• She hurdled the fence.
• The runners hurdle each barrier without slowing down.
• Can you hurdle that fallen tree?

Synonymes : jump over, leap over

Expressions courantes : hurdle a fence, hurdle a barrier

surmonter, franchir

Réussir à dépasser un problème ou une difficulté.

En anglais simple : To successfully get past a problem or difficulty.

• We must hurdle this problem first.
• The team hurdled several financial obstacles.
• Can they hurdle the remaining legal barriers?

Synonymes : overcome, surmount, clear

Expressions courantes : hurdle an obstacle, hurdle a problem, hurdle a barrier