Entraves (en. Impediments)

ɑ̃.tʁav

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Obstacles that hinder freedom of movement or action.

Traffic constraints have caused congestion.

Les entraves à la circulation ont provoqué des embouteillages.

Limitations in personal or professional development.

He feels constraints in his career due to bureaucracy.

Il ressent des entraves dans sa carrière à cause de la bureaucratie.

Physical means used to restrict movement.

The restraints used by police to control protesters raise ethical questions.

Les entraves utilisées par les policiers pour maîtriser les manifestants soulèvent des questions éthiques.

From the verb 'entraver', originating from the Latin 'intravagare', meaning 'to enter into' or 'to interrupt'.

freeing oneself from constraints

Eliminating obstacles that prevent acting freely.

se libérer des entraves

fighting against constraints

Facing limitations in order to move forward.

lutter contre les entraves

constraints on freedom

Obstacles that compromise freedom of action.

entraves à la liberté

to hinder

Verb indicating the action of limiting or blocking.

entraver

constraint

Noun designating something that prevents movement.

entravement

liberation

The action of freeing oneself from any constraint.

libération

In everyday language, 'constraints' can refer to daily difficulties.

I cannot move forward with my project because of all these constraints.

Je ne peux pas avancer dans mon projet à cause de toutes ces entraves.

Can refer to social constraints that one feels.

These norms are just constraints on our creativity.

Ces normes sont juste des entraves à notre créativité.