Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - impediment
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Impediment
impediment
~ n 1 a physical or nervous problem that makes it difficult for someone to speak or move normally (a speech impediment) 2 a situation or event that makes it difficult or impossible for someone or something to succeed or make progress (The main impediment to development is the country's huge foreign debt.)
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1.
(impediments) 1. Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult. (FORMAL) He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage. = obstacle N-COUNT: oft N to n, also without N 2. Someone who has a speech impediment has a disability which makes speaking difficult. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun Date: 14th century 1. something that impedes; especially an organic obstruction to speech 2. a bar or hindrance (as lack of sufficient age) to a lawful marriage ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a hindrance or obstruction. 2 a defect in speech, e.g. a lisp or stammer. Derivatives impedimental adj. Etymology: ME f. L impedimentum (as IMPEDE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. помеха, препятствие, задержка an impediment to progress —- препятствие на пути прогресса to breed impediments —- чинить препятствия to brush aside impediments —- устранить помехи 2. заикание, дефект речи he has an impediment in his speech —- у него дефект речи 3. pl. атрибуты 4. pl. препятствия 5. pl. воен. обозы, войсковое имущество; возимые запасы материальных средств 6. pl. багаж 7. юр. препятствие к браку ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
8.
noun 1) препятствие, помеха, задержка an impediment in ones speech - заикание 2) leg.; eccl. препятствие к браку 3) pl. войсковое имущество Syn: see obstacle ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c. from L. impedimentem "hindrance," from impedire "impede," lit. "to shackle the feet," from in- "in" + pes (gen. pedis) "foot." Impede (1605) is first attested in Shakespeare. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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