No. 15,531 in Russian
препятствует
"Hinders" or "obstructs."
In a sentence
Ваше опоздание препятствует началу встречи.
Your lateness hinders the start of the meeting.
In this sentence, 'препятствует' is used to convey that the lateness causes difficulties for the commencement of the meeting.
Густой лес препятствует прохождению маршрута.
The dense forest impedes the passage of the route.
Here, 'препятствует' indicates that the dense forest prevents or impedes movement along the route.
Бюрократия препятствует развитию инноваций.
Bureaucracy obstructs the development of innovations.
In this context, 'препятствует' is describing how bureaucracy poses hindrances or obstacles to the progress of innovations.
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