Meanings (ES + gloss)
contratiempo • inconveniente • percance
A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
The banquet went off without a hitch
The service operated according to plan on the Monday morning with only a few hitches.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
contener el hálito • detenérsele la respiración • hacérsele un nudo en la garganta • soltar un hálito retenido
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
Frank’s breath hitched in his throat when he saw the knife being pointed at him.
To ease themselves […] by hitching into another place.
Phrases