obstacles

/ɔp.stakl/obstacle
1.
nounmasculinePlural

barriers

physical obstructions

things that block a path

Il y a trop d'obstacles sur la route à cause des travaux.

There are too many obstacles on the road because of the roadworks.

2.
nounmasculinePlural

difficulties

challenges

setbacks

Nous avons rencontré plusieurs obstacles pour lancer notre projet.

We ran into several obstacles getting our project started.