eine Hürde nehmen / überspringen

to take/overcome a hurdle

Türkçe: engeli aşmak

Noun

die Hürde f.

Verb

überspringen

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of überspringen fills the gap?

Das Start-up ____ erfolgreich die erste große Hürde.

How it is used

Means 'to take/overcome a hurdle' (concept: overcoming an obstacle). Neutral register. Use figuratively in a career discussion about passing a difficult exam. Also literal in sports.

Other verbs that go with Hürde

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• an einer / der (letzten) Hürde scheiternto fail at the last hurdle

All collocations with Hürde

Other collocations built on überspringen

• eine Klasse überspringento skip a year at school

More from Konflikt und Risiko

• jdn. in Bedrängnis bringento put someone in a difficult situation
• Prügel bekommento get a beating
• Unfrieden stiftento deliberately cause conflict or hostility between people
• zum Untergang führento lead to ruin/downfall
• in Sicherheit bringento bring someone/something to safety

All collocations in Konflikt und Risiko