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Principal Translations |
hurdle n | (athletics: obstacle) (atletismo) | valla nf |
| The runner jumped the hurdle and won the race. |
| El corredor saltó la valla y ganó la carrera. |
hurdles npl | (event: obstacle race) (atletismo) | vallas nfpl |
| | carrera de vallas nf + loc adj |
| | carrera de obstáculos nf + loc adj |
| Karen decided to try hurdles because she didn't want to run the 800 meter race. |
| Karen decidió intentar vallas porque no quería correr la carrera de 800 metros. |
hurdle n | figurative (difficulty) | obstáculo nm |
| | traba nf |
| Fred had to go over a lot of hurdles to buy his house. |
| Fred tuvo que solventar un montón de obstáculos para comprar su casa. |
hurdle [sth]⇒ vtr | (leap over [sth]) (un obstáculo) | saltar⇒ vtr |
| Jaime hurdled the fence and ran away. |
| Jamie saltó el cerco y se fue corriendo. |
hurdle over [sth] vi + prep | (leap over [sth]) | saltar⇒ vtr |
| The boys hurdled over the hedge and ran from the angry farmer. |
| Los chicos saltaron el seto y huyeron del granjero furioso. |
hurdle⇒ vi | (athletics) (atletismo) | saltar vallas loc verb |
| | saltar obstáculos loc verb |
| Ken has been hurdling for years now. |
| Ken ha estado saltando vallas por años. |
Additional Translations |
hurdle n | (fence) | cerca nf |
| | reja nf |
| | valla nf |
| Holly put up a hurdle in the living room to keep her baby daughter safe when she was trying to clean up. |
| Holly puso una cerca en el cuarto de estar para mantener a salvo a su niñita mientras ella intentaba limpiar. |
hurdle n | dated, UK (sled) | carreta nf |
| The criminal was dragged to his execution on a hurdle. |
| El criminal fue conducido hasta el lugar de la ejecución en una carreta. |
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