WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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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