hurdle

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• Received-Pronunciation: hûr'dəl
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːdl̩/
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• General-American: hûr'dəl
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• General-American: /ˈhɝd(ə)l/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dəl
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• homophone: hurtle (t/d-flapping dialects)
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• CMU ARPABET: HH ER1 D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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] From Middle English hurdel, hirdel, herdel, hyrdel, from Old English hyrdel (“frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier”), diminutive of *hyrd, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz, from Pre-Germanic *kr̥h2tis, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh2-. Cognate with Dutch horde, German Hürde.

157 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: حَاجِز (ḥājiz) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Belarusian: перашко́да (pjeraškóda) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Belarusian: бар'е́р (barʺjér) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Bulgarian: препя́тствие (prepjátstvie) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Bulgarian: барие́ра (bariéra) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Catalan: obstacle — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Chinese Mandarin: 跨欄 /跨栏 (kuàlán) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Czech: překážka — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Danish: hæk — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Dutch: horde — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Estonian: tõke — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Finnish: aita — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Finnish: este (steeplechase) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• French: haie — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• German: Hürde — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Greek: εμπόδιο (empódio) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Greek: φράγμα (frágma) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Ancient Greek: ὑπέραλμα (hupéralma) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Hebrew: משוכה (mesukhá) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Hungarian: gát — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Hungarian: akadály — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Icelandic: grind — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Irish: cliath — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Italian: ostacolo — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Japanese: ハードル (hādoru) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Japanese: 障害 (shōgai) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Korean: 허들 (heodeul) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Korean: 장해 (janghae) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Latvian: barjera — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Lithuanian: barjeras — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Macedonian: пречка (prečka) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Macedonian: препрека (prepreka) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Norwegian Bokmål: hekk — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Norwegian Bokmål: hinder — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hekk — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Occitan: obstacle — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Persian: مانع (mâne') — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Polish: płotek — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Polish: płot — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Portuguese: obstáculo — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Portuguese: barreira — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Romanian: obstacol — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Russian: препя́тствие (prepjátstvije) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Russian: барье́р (barʹjér) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Serbo-Croatian: пре̏пона — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Serbo-Croatian: пре̏прека — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Serbo-Croatian: prȅpona — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Serbo-Croatian: prȅpreka — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Slovak: prekážka — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Slovene: prepreka — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Spanish: valla — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Swedish: hinder — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Swedish: häck — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Turkish: engel — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Ukrainian: перешко́да (pereškóda) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Ukrainian: бар'є́р (barʺjér) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Ukrainian: перепо́на (perepóna) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Ukrainian: прити́чина (prytýčyna) — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Vietnamese: cừu — artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
• Arabic: عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba) — obstacle
• Arabic: حَاجِز (ḥājiz) — obstacle
• Belarusian: перашко́да (pjeraškóda) — obstacle
• Belarusian: перагаро́да (pjeraharóda) — obstacle
• Belarusian: перапо́на (pjerapóna) — obstacle
• Bulgarian: препя́тствие (prepjátstvie) — obstacle
• Bulgarian: прегра́да (pregráda) — obstacle
• Catalan: tanca — obstacle
• Chinese Mandarin: 障礙 /障碍 (zhàng'ài) — obstacle
• Czech: překážka — obstacle
• Danish: forhindring — obstacle
• Dutch: horde — obstacle
• Dutch: hindernis — obstacle
• Dutch: drempel — obstacle
• Esperanto: obstaklo — obstacle
• Estonian: takistus — obstacle
• Finnish: este — obstacle
• French: obstacle — obstacle
• French: barrière — obstacle
• German: Hindernis — obstacle
• German: Hürde — obstacle
• German: Barriere — obstacle
• Hebrew: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikhshól) — obstacle
• Hungarian: akadály — obstacle
• Hungarian: nehézség — obstacle
• Icelandic: hindrun — obstacle
• Irish: constaic — obstacle
• Italian: ostacolo — obstacle
• Italian: barriera — obstacle
• Japanese: ハードル (hādoru) — obstacle
• Japanese: 障害物 (shōgaibutsu) — obstacle
• Khmer: ទំនាល់ (tumnŏəl) — obstacle
• Korean: 장애물 (jang'aemul) — obstacle
• Korean: 허들 (heodeul) — obstacle
• Korean: 장애 (jang'ae) — obstacle
• Lao: ອຸປະສັກ (ʼu pa sak) — obstacle
• Latvian: šķērslis — obstacle
• Lithuanian: kliūtis — obstacle
• Macedonian: пречка (prečka) — obstacle
• Macedonian: препрека (prepreka) — obstacle
• Occitan: obstacle — obstacle
• Occitan: barrièra — obstacle
• Occitan: barradissa — obstacle
• Persian: مانع (mâne') — obstacle
• Plautdietsch: Hindaniss — obstacle
• Polish: przeszkoda — obstacle
• Russian: препя́тствие (prepjátstvije) — obstacle
• Russian: затрудне́ние (zatrudnénije) — obstacle
• Russian: прегра́да (pregráda) — obstacle
• Russian: препо́на (prepóna) — obstacle
• Serbo-Croatian: пре̏пона — obstacle
• Serbo-Croatian: пре̏прека — obstacle
• Serbo-Croatian: prȅpona — obstacle
• Serbo-Croatian: prȅpreka — obstacle
• Slovak: prekážka — obstacle
• Slovene: prepreka — obstacle
• Slovene: ovira — obstacle
• Spanish: valla — obstacle
• Swedish: hinder — obstacle
• Thai: อุปสรรค (ùp-bpà-sàk) — obstacle
• Turkish: engel — obstacle
• Ukrainian: перешко́да (pereškóda) — obstacle
• Ukrainian: прити́чина (prytýčyna) — obstacle
• Ukrainian: перегоро́да (perehoróda) — obstacle
• Ukrainian: перепо́на (perepóna) — obstacle
• Arabic: حَاجِز (ḥājiz) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Belarusian: пляце́нь (pljacjénʹ) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Breton: kloued — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Bulgarian: плет (plet) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Catalan: cleda — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Esperanto: hurdo — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Finnish: aitaus — movable frame of wattled twigs
• French: claie — movable frame of wattled twigs
• German: Hürde — movable frame of wattled twigs
• German: Flechtzaun — movable frame of wattled twigs
• German: Färrich — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Hungarian: karám — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Irish: cliath — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Italian: recinto — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Japanese: 柵 (saku) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Māori: pāhikohiko — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Occitan: cleda — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Russian: плете́нь (pleténʹ) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Ottoman Turkish: چیت (çit) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Ukrainian: пліт (plit) — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Welsh: clwyd — movable frame of wattled twigs
• Finnish: aitoa — to jump over something while running
• Russian: перепрыгивать (pereprygivatʹ) — to jump over something while running
• Finnish: aitoa — to compete in the track and field events of hurdles
• German: Hürden laufen — to compete in the track and field events of hurdles
• Finnish: voittaa este — to overcome an obstacle
• Finnish: ylittää este — to overcome an obstacle
• German: eine Hürde nehmen — to overcome an obstacle
• Russian: преодолевать (preodolevatʹ) — to overcome an obstacle
• Bulgarian: ограждам с плет (ograždam s plet) — to hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles
• Finnish: aidata — to hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles
• German: einzäunen — to hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles
• Spanish: vallar — to hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles