One of the greatest things in learning a language is learning new vocabulary. I just get a major kick out of it and not so long ago I was thinking about how many synonyms there are for the word “obst\u00e1culo”, an obstacle. Check them out!<\/p>\n
1. escollo <\/strong>– pitfall, stumbling block.<\/p>\n 2. impedimento <\/strong>– impediment.<\/p>\n 3. bache <\/strong>– pothole.<\/p>\n 4. bad\u00e9n, loma(o) de burro, tope<\/strong> – speedbump<\/p>\n 5. banda sonora, vibrador<\/strong> – rumble strip<\/p>\n 6. barrera <\/strong>– barrier<\/p>\n 7. estorbo <\/strong>– obstacle (usually refers to a person)<\/p>\n 8. inconveniente <\/strong>– inconvenience, disadvantage<\/p>\n 9. traba <\/strong>– obstacle, lock<\/p>\n 10. obstrucci\u00f3n – <\/strong>block<\/p>\n 11. lastre – <\/strong>burden<\/p>\n 12. embrollo<\/strong> – tangle, maze<\/p>\n See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the greatest things in learning a language is learning new vocabulary. I just get a major kick out of it and not so long ago I was thinking about how many synonyms there are for the word “obst\u00e1culo”, an obstacle. Check them out! 1. escollo – pitfall, stumbling block. 2. impedimento – impediment…<\/p>\n