traba

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traba
feminine noun
1obstacle (obstáculo)
  • poner trabas (a alguien) -> to put obstacles in the way (of somebody)
2chock (para coche)
3crosspiece (de mesa)

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traba [trah'-bah]
noun
1Ligament, ligature. (f)
2Hobble (de caballo), cord with which the feet of cattle are tied. (f)
3Obstacle, impediment, hindrance; trammel, fetter, shackle; anything which hinders the easy execution of something else. (f)
4Piece of cloth uniting the two parts of the scapulary of certain monastic habits. (f)
  • Poner trabas a -> to shackle

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traba
sustantivo:femenino
1 (unión) bond; tie; (Mecánica) clasp; clamp; [de caballo] hobble; (S. Cone) hair slide
2 trabas [de prisionero] shackles
3 (estorbo) obstacle; hindrance
sin trabas unrestrained; free; poner trabas a to restrain; obstruct; ponerse trabas to make difficulties for o.s.
4 (Caribe) (México) [de gallos] (pelea) cockfight; (lugar) cockpit

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