Portuguese-English translations for contrariedade

• setback
  Had this been the case, Europe would probably have been better able to stand up to the economic setbacks. Se tal tivesse acontecido, a Europa estaria provavelmente mais apta a reagir às contrariedades económicas.
  After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.
  Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.

Related words

• contrário
• contrariar
• contrariamente
• contrário de
• contrariamente a
• ao contrário
• pelo contrário
• no sentido contrário aos ponteiros do relógio
• em contrário