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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHurdle
/ˈhɜːrdl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A barrier or obstacle that must be jumped over in a race.
"The athlete trained hard to clear every hurdle in the competition."
- 1
To jump over a hurdle or obstacle.
"She had to hurdle the fence to reach the other side of the field."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'hurdle' originates from the Old English 'hyrdel', which means a 'barrier' or 'obstacle'. It evolved through Middle English as 'hurdle', referring to a frame or fence made of stakes and wattles, and later came to denote both physical barriers in sports and metaphorical obstacles in life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hurdle" is said worldwide
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obstacle
Transliteration: obstacle
"L'athlète a franchi chaque obstacle dans la compétition."
Hürde
Transliteration: Hürde
"Der Athlet hat jede Hürde im Wettkampf überwunden."
ostacolo
Transliteration: ostacolo
"L'atleta ha superato ogni ostacolo nella competizione."
obstáculo
Transliteration: obstáculo
"El atleta superó cada obstáculo en la competencia."
obstáculo
Transliteration: obstáculo
"O atleta superou cada obstáculo na competição."
बाधा
Transliteration: bādha
"एथलीट ने प्रतियोगिता में हर बाधा को पार किया।"
障碍
Transliteration: zhàng'ài
"运动员在比赛中克服了每一个障碍。"
장애물
Transliteration: jang-aemul
"선수가 대회에서 모든 장애물을 넘었습니다."
障害物
Transliteration: shōgaibutsu
"選手は競技で全ての障害物を乗り越えました。"
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