hurdle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɜːrdəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɝdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hûrdl)

Inflections of 'hurdle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hurdles
v 3rd person singular
hurdling
v pres p
hurdled
v past
hurdled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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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.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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hurdle rate n (finance: minimum return rate)tasa crítica loc nom f
  indice mínimo loc nom m
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Collocations: a hurdle race, just have one last hurdle to [get over, cross] (before), the hurdles of life, more...

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