obstacle, n.m., obstacle, bar, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, check, drawback. Lever un —; to remove an impediment. Rencontrer un —; to meet with an obstacle. Faire naître un —; to raise an obstacle.
obstétrical, -e, adj., obstetric, obstetrical.
obstétrique, n.f., obstetrics.
obstination, n.f., obstinacy, pertinacity, stubbornness, willfulness.
obstiné, -e, adj., obstinate; self-willed; stubborn; determined.
obstinément, adv., obstinately, stubbornly, willfully.
obstiner, v.a., to make obstinate.
s’obstiner, v.r., to be obstinate, to be obstinately resolved (upon), to insist (on), to persist (in). S’— à une chose; to persist in a thing. Il s’obstine dans son opinion; he clings to his opinion.
obstructi-f, -ve, adj., obstructive, obstruent.
obstruction, n.f., obstruction, stoppage.