Translation of "stumbling block" to French

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Dictionary translations for "stumbling block"

stumbling block noun

pl. stumbling blocks

la pierre d'achoppement f (obstacle)

Contexts with "stumbling block"

I put my fingers in my ears to block out the terrible sounds. Je mis mes doigts dans mes oreilles pour éviter ces bruits terribles.

A warehouse full of illegal fireworks blew up and destroyed a whole city block. Un entrepôt plein de feux d'artifice a explosé et a détruit un pâté de maison entier.

Every author suffers from writer's block from time to time. Chaque auteur souffre du syndrome de la page blanche de temps en temps.

The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic. Le monde moderne est une foule de voitures de course très rapides toutes arrêtées et prises dans un embouteillage.

That kid's a chip off the old block. Ce gosse est le portrait craché de son père.

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