Hürde

hurdle

noun HUER-de Rare

Also means

obstacle

Usage Note

Hürde is the hurdle jumped in track athletics and, figuratively, any obstacle to overcome. The race itself is Hürdenlauf. To clear an obstacle is eine Hürde nehmen.

Examples

"Der Läufer riss bei der letzten Hürde fast den Sieg weg."

Natural Translation

The runner nearly snatched the win at the last hurdle.

Literal Translation

The runner tore at the last hurdle almost the victory away.

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