escollo

m.

1 reef.

2 hindrance, difficulty, pitfall, obstacle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: escollar.

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escollo

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO reef, rock

2 figurado difficulty, pitfall, snag

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SM

1) (=arrecife) reef, rock

2) (=obstáculo oculto) [en el camino] pitfall, stumbling block; [en actividad] hidden danger

los muchos escollos del inglés — the many pitfalls of English

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masculino (Náut) reef; (dificultad) obstacle, hurdle

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= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.

Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.

Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

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* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.

* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.

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masculino (Náut) reef; (dificultad) obstacle, hurdle

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= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.

Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.

* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.

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escollo

masculine

1 (Náut) reef

2 (dificultad) obstacle, hurdle

se ha superado el escollo más importante the most serious obstacle has been overcome

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escollo sustantivo masculino (Náut) reef;
(dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
escollo sustantivo masculino
1 (roca) reef
2 (dificultad, obstáculo) pitfall, handicap: los escollos de la burocracia son algo habitual, bureaucratic red tape is commonplace
'escollo' also found in these entries:
English:
pitfall
- rock
- stumbling-block
- reef
- stumbling block

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escollo nm

1. [en el mar] reef

2. [obstáculo] stumbling block;

salvar o [m5]superar un escollo to overcome an obstacle

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escollo

m

1 MAR reef

2 (obstáculo) hurdle, obstacle

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escollo nm

1) : reef

2) obstáculo: obstacle