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hur·dle

(hûr′dl)
n.
1. Sports
a. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
b. hurdles A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
c. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.
2. An obstacle or difficulty to be overcome: the last hurdle before graduation.
3. Chiefly British A portable framework made of intertwined branches or wattle and used for temporary fencing.
4. Chiefly British A frame or sledge on which condemned persons were dragged to execution.
v. hur·dled, hur·dling, hur·dles
v.tr.
1. To leap over (a barrier) in or as if in a race.
2. To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount: hurdle a problem.
v.intr.
To leap over a barrier or other obstacle.
[Middle English hurdel, portable panel for temporary fences, from Old English hyrdel.]
hur′dler n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:hurdler - an athlete who runs the hurdles]hurdler - an athlete who runs the hurdles
athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
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Translations
مُشارِك في سِباق حواجِز
-kyněpřekážkový běžec
hækkeløber
gátfutógátversenyló
grindahlaupari
prekážkar
engelli yarışta koşan adam

hurdler

[ˈhɜːdləʳ] N → vallista mf, corredor(a) m/f de vallas
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hurdler

[ˈhɜːrdlər] n → coureur/euse m/f de haies
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hurdler

n (Sport) → Hürdenläufer(in) m(f)
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hurdle

(ˈhəːdl) noun
1. a frame to be jumped in a race. hekkie حاجِز препятствие barreira překážka die Hürde forhindring εμπόδιο σε κούρσα valla tõke مانع este haie מְשוּכָה फांद prepona gát gawang grind; hindrun ostacolo ハードル 허들, 장애물 kliūtis, barjeras barjera pagar horde hekk, hinder płotek خنډ barreira obstacol барьер prekážka ovira prepona häck, hinder รั้วสําหรับกระโดดข้าม engel, mania 跳欄 перешкода; бар'єр دوڑ میں کھڑی کی جانے والی ہلکی رکاوٹ rào chắn 跳栏
2. a problem or difficulty. There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. moeilikheid, struikelblok عَقَبَه трудност obstáculo překážka die Hürde vanskelighed εμπόδιο obstáculo takistus مانع este obstacle מְשוּכָה बाधा zapreka, smetnja akadály kesulitan hindrun, erfiðleikar ostacolo 障害 장애, 어려움 kliūtis, sunkumas šķērslis; kavēklis rintangan horde forhindring przeszkoda خنډ obstáculo ob­stacol препятствие prekážka težava prepreka hinder อุปสรรค sorun, engel 障礙 перешкода دشواری یا پریشانی khó khăn cần vượt qua 障碍
verb
to run in a race in which hurdles are used. He has hurdled since he was twelve. hekkiespring يَشْتَرِك في سِباق حَواجِز участвувам в бягане с препятствия correr com barreiras běžet v překážkovém běhu Hürdenlauf machen løbe hækkeløb τρέχω σε αγώνα μετ' εμποδίων participar en una carrera de vallas tõkkeid jooksma شرکت در دو با مانع juosta aitoja faire de la course de haies לָרוּץ בְּרִיצַת מְשוּכוֹת बाधा उछल कर पार करना trcati u utrci s preponama gátfutásban vesz részt lari gawang hlaupa grindahlaup (fare una corsa a ostacoli) ハードル競争をする (허들 등을) 뛰어넘다 dalyvauti kliūtinėse lenktynėse piedalīties barjerskrējienā berlari lompat pagar hordelopen delta i hekkeløp biegać przez płotki پداسی لوبه کی ګډون کول چی په هغه کی خنډ وی correr barreiras a par­ticipa la curse cu obstacole участвовать в барьерном беге bežať prekážkový beh teči čez ovire trkati se u trci s preponama springa häcklöpning กระโดดข้ามรั้ว engelli yarışta koşmak 跳欄 перестрибувати через бар'єр رکاوٹوں والی دوڑ میں حصہ لینا chạy vượt rào 跳栏
ˈhurdler noun
hekkiesatleet مُشارِك في سِباق حواجِز бегач с препятствия corredor překážkový běžec, -kyně der/die Hürdenläufer(in) hækkeløber αθλητής δρόμου μετ' εμποδίων corredor de vallas tõkkejooksja پرش كننده از روي مانع aitajuoksija coureur/-euse (de courses de haies) מִשתַתֵף בְּרִיצַת מְשוּכוֹת बाधा दौड़ लगाने वाला trkac preko prepona, preponaš gátfutó; gátversenyló pelari gawang grindahlaupari ostacolista ハードル競争選手 허들 경주 선수 lenktynių su kliūtimis dalyvis barjerskrējējs pelari lompat pagar horderuiter (in paardensport) hekke-/hinderløper płotkarz د خنډ له مخی الوتل corredor alergător (în curse cu obsta­cole) барьерист prekážkar, -ka tekač čez ovire trkač u trci s preponama häcklöpare นักวิ่งกระโดดข้ามรั้ว engelli yarışta koşan adam 跳欄運動員 бар'єрист رکاوٹوں کی دوڑ میں شریک ہونے والا vận động viên chạy vượt rào 跳栏运动员
ˈhurdling noun
hekkieshardloop سِباق حواجِز бягане с препятствия corrida com barreiras skok přes překážku der Hürdenlauf hækkeløb (τρέξιμο σε) αγώνα μετ' εμποδίων salto de vallas tõkkejooks پرش از مانع aitajuoksu saut d'obstacles רִיצַת מְשוּכוֹת बाधा पार करते हुए trcanje preko prepona gátfutás lari gawang hindrunar-/grindarhlaup corsa a ostacoli ハードル跳び越し 허들 경주 bėgimas per kliūtis barjerskrējiens lari lompat pagar horderennen (in paardensport) hekke-/hinderløp bieg przez płotki له خنډ څخه الوتل salto de barreiras cursă cu obstacole барьерный бег skok cez prekážku tek čez ovire trčanje u trci s preponama häcklöpning การวิ่งกระโดดข้ามรั้ว engelli yarışta koşma 跨欄賽跑 біг з бар'єрами ہاکی سے ملتا ہوا ایک آئرستانی کھیل môm chạy vượt rào 跳栏赛跑
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