roadblock
روڈ بلاک
definition
noun
That meant having to hide the cameras to capture footage of the police and military roadblocks that are a common sight across Mexico.
a barrier or barricade on a road, especially one set up by the authorities to stop and examine traffic.
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In light of these video issues, the burnt-in subtitles may seem minor, but it was another 'roadblock' to enjoyment of the film.
Setting himself up as a 'roadblock' , Don Quijote demands that they identify and explain themselves.
In fact, his lyricism is at once his greatest strength and greatest 'roadblock' to growth.
Of course, there's one big 'roadblock' with this release: It's saddled with a remixing/remastering treatment that sands down some of the original's edges.
the biggest 'roadblock' to solar power is its price tag
It is after this strong three song opening salvo that the album should run into a 'roadblock' .
From a hilltop in a silent residential quarter, the vigil filed down to the junction where the main road reopens - but only as far as the 'roadblock' five hundred yards away.
At the same time, Du Bois's and Washington's own notions of elitism within ‘the race’ suggest a less obvious yet equally formidable 'roadblock' .
They explained to the cabbie, who at one point talked us through a 'roadblock' , that I was looking for an American and the American wasn't at home.
A few years ago, I was hitting a 'roadblock' in my personal work.
Policeman can lose sight of you as you drive through their 'roadblock' , and criminals on foot don't actually come looking for you as a rule.
Technological advances aren't the only challenges facing those in transportation: Rising gas and oil prices put up a formidable 'roadblock' , too.
There is a 'roadblock' somewhere further ahead and the convoy stalls for the night.
Later, after Hass exposed the situation in an article for the paper, the army returns the 'roadblock' to its original location.
the greatest 'roadblock' to peace
Greece's attempts to get the British government to return the Elgin Marbles have met another 'roadblock' , this time from within.
Our car slows down for traffic, and Daddy says, ‘It's a 'roadblock' , see the cops way up there?’
the tax has become a 'roadblock' against investment incentives
the biggest 'roadblock' to solar power is its price tag
It puts up a 'roadblock' to the ultimate solution.
The mixture of fear and exhilaration he feels when passing through a police 'roadblock' isn't logical, but it is completely understandable.
Can't the world conspire to ambush you, putting up dead ends and 'roadblocks' where once there were wide-open personal spaces?
We're trying to tell them it's the same principle as sending out soil samples to analyze, but we are still running into 'roadblocks' .
The Guide explains the most common 'roadblocks' to such institutional use of local food and how to get around them.
That meant having to hide the cameras to capture footage of the police and military 'roadblocks' that are a common sight across Mexico.
For months she struggled with computers and photography - ‘technological addictions’ she calls them - physical demons and creative 'roadblocks' in order to find her film's voice.
At any rate, regardless of the 'roadblocks' a company faces in bringing innovative new products to market, exciting times are surely ahead, so stay tuned.
The next day they called a general strike, and 'roadblocks' appeared everywhere.
Rather, he cautions young musicians to beware of the dangers of political 'roadblocks' in building a career.
The sound, while dated, presents no significant 'roadblocks' to the enjoyment of the music.
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