roadblock

sostantivo

1. 1

   Something that blocks or obstructs a road.

2. 2

   figuratoAn 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.

verbo

1. 1

   informaleTo prevent, to hinder.

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