nounmasculinepl: empecilhos
obstacle, hindrance, impediment
1. Something that obstructs, prevents, or makes progress difficult
The lack of funding is a major obstacle to the project.
A falta de financiamento é um grande empecilho para o projeto.
2. A difficulty or problem that must be overcome
Language barriers can be an impediment to communication.
As barreiras linguísticas podem ser um empecilho para a comunicação.
3. An inconvenience or nuisance
The broken elevator is an inconvenience for residents.
O elevador quebrado é um empecilho para os moradores.
Related Idioms & Phrases
sem empecilho - without any obstacles/hindrance
por empecilho - as an obstacle
pôr empecilho em - to put an obstacle in the way of
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