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block

UK
/blɒk/
US
/blɑk/
block off

Translations

blocknoun
blocks
pl
UK
/blɒk/
US
/blɑk/
blocQuantité ou ensemble traité comme une seule unité, notamment en finance.
The investor bought a block of shares.
L'investisseur a acheté un bloc d'actions.
blocInformatique.
The file contains a block of corrupted data.
Le fichier contient un bloc de données corrompues.
blocObjet solide ou volume compact.
He dropped the block on the table.
Il a posé le bloc sur la table.
îlotEn ville, pour désigner un pâté de maisons.
They live on the next block.
Ils habitent dans l'îlot suivant.
blocageObstacle, empêchement ou difficulté qui freine l'avancement.
Her fear created a block in the decision-making process.
Sa peur a সৃষ্টি un blocage dans le processus de décision.
Additional translations
poulieMarine ou technique, dans le sens de poulie montée dans un boîtier.
contreSport, pour une action de blocage d'un tir ou d'un ballon.
Synonyms
hurdle
chunk
section
piece
obstruction
barrier
impediment
stop
blockverb
blocked
Past Simple
blocked
Past Participle
blocking
Gerund
UK
/blɒk/
US
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bloquerEmpêcher l'avancement, la réussite ou l'accès.
These restrictions block the company's growth.
Ces restrictions bloquent la croissance de l'entreprise.
The fallen tree blocked the road.
L'arbre tombé a bloqué la route.
Additional translations
contrerSport.
Synonyms
interfere
thwart
hinder
obstruct
prevent
stop
bar
impede
Antonyms
allow
permit
facilitate
blockadjective
UK
/blɒk/
US
/blɑːk/
Used attributively, especially in phrases like "block letters/capitals" to denote large, separate capital letters.
en capitalesDans l'expression « block capitals ».
Please write your name in block capitals.
Veuillez écrire votre nom en capitales.

Definitions

blocknoun
A large, solid piece of hard material, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
The children played with wooden blocks, stacking them into towers.
A group of buildings bounded by four streets in a city.
She lives two blocks away from the grocery store.
An obstacle or hindrance to progress, understanding, or achievement.
Writer's block can be a frustrating experience for authors.
A large quantity or amount of something treated as a single unit.
The company purchased a block of shares in the new startup.
A section of a program or data in computing.
The program crashed due to a corrupted block of data.
A pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case.
The sailors used a block and tackle to hoist the sails.
An act of stopping or deflecting an opponent or an object, such as a ball or puck, in sports.
The defender made a brilliant block to keep the ball out of the net.
blockverb
To obstruct or prevent movement through or past something.
The fallen tree blocked the road, causing a traffic jam.
To stop or impede the progress or completion of something.
The new regulations could block the company's expansion plans.
To prevent someone from seeing or accessing something, especially on social media or digital platforms.
She decided to block him on all her social media accounts after their argument.
To stop a ball or puck from entering the goal in sports.
The goalkeeper managed to block the penalty shot, keeping the score tied.
blockadjective
Written or printed in large, separate, typically capital letters; not cursive.
Please write your address in block capitals.
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