Hitch

contratiempo

(problem, delay or source of difficulty)

inconveniente

(problem, delay or source of difficulty)

percance

(problem, delay or source of difficulty)

contener el hálito

(to move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded)

detenérsele la respiración

(to move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded)

hacérsele un nudo en la garganta

(to move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded)

soltar un hálito retenido

(to move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded)