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препъникамък

English translation: stumbling block


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Bulgarian term or phrase:препъникамък
English translation:stumbling block
Entered by: Veta Anton
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22:01 Jul 20, 2010
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Bulgarian term or phrase: препъникамък
Безработицата е препъникамък в дискусията за икономическото възстановяване.
Veta Anton
stumbling block
Explanation:
stumbling block stumbling blocks oft N to/in A stumbling block is a problem which stops you from achieving something. Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.

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Лингвох3+: stumbling block [ʹstʌmblıŋblɒk] камень преткновения.
stumbling block a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation the country's water shortage was a stumbling block to investors.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stumbling_block

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препъни камък
stumbling block


Explanation:
stumbling block stumbling blocks oft N to/in A stumbling block is a problem which stops you from achieving something. Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-07-20 22:05:06 GMT)
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Лингвох3+: stumbling block [ʹstʌmblıŋblɒk] камень преткновения.
stumbling block a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation the country's water shortage was a stumbling block to investors.

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-07-20 22:06:04 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stumbling_block

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-07-20 22:06:48 GMT)
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Преводът е от собствен речник с 19 744 думи.

klyunchev
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanx!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx fro the helpful answer!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
6 hrs
  -> Благодаря.

agree  Yavor Dimitrov
7 hrs
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agree  Kendriya: or "obstacle; impediment""
8 hrs
  -> Благодаря.

agree  Mark Bossanyi
8 hrs
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agree  Denka Momkova
10 hrs
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