roadblock

Substantiv

1. 1

   Something that blocks or obstructs a road.

2. 2

   übertragenAn obstacle or impediment.

   to hit roadblocks

   […] let’s get back to Earl, who had run into a roadblock in his desire to administer wedgies. As it turns out, underpants didn’t exist in the 18th century and without underpants, the whole wedgie business becomes a problem.

   Transgender people face roadblocks in accessing healthcare, and it’s not going away even after archaic rules denying healthcare access to transgender people are lifted and more of us become insured.

   America’s jobs recovery hit a major roadblock in August as the Delta variant threatened the labor market recovery, and the US economy added far fewer jobs than expected.

Verb

1. 1

   umgangssprachlichTo prevent, to hinder.

Formen

Plural

roadblocks

Präteritum

roadblocked

Partizip II

roadblocked

Partizip I

roadblocking

3. Person Singular

roadblocks