A “hiccup” in the process?

“Hiccup” (hipo) you may know. Mortals sometimes have hiccups (…tienen hipo).

In life things do not always go to plan: there are hiccups (contratiempos, dificultades o interrupciones en los actos/en el plan). So, hiccups in this context are figurative (son figurativos).

Some examples:

• There have been some hiccups (ha habido algunos contratiempos en el camino) on the way.

• The English class went well, with only a few small hiccups (…con solo pequeños contratiempos).

• The project is progressing well, despite a few hiccups (el proyecto está progresando bien a pesar de algunos contratiempos).

So, in life there are often hiccups. I hope there are no hiccups in your meeting with Mr. Sánchez!