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blocked

/blɒkt/

/blɑːkt/

blocked off

blockedadjective

more blocked

Comp.

most blocked

Super.

/blɒkt/

/blɑkt/

Translations

bloqué

The blocked road caused a major traffic jam during rush hour.

La route bloquée a provoqué un important embouteillage aux heures de pointe.

Additional translations

obstruéSurtout pour un passage, un conduit ou un flux gêné par un obstacle.

bouchéSurtout pour un conduit, une canalisation ou un tuyau.

Definitions

Obstructed or filled with obstacles, preventing movement or passage.

The blocked road caused a major traffic jam during rush hour.

Inhibited or unable to function properly due to an obstruction.

The blocked pipe led to a water overflow in the kitchen.

Prevented from being accessed or used, often due to restrictions or barriers.

The website was blocked by the company's firewall for security reasons.

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blocknoun

Definitions

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

blocked

Past Simple

blocked

Past Simple

blocked

Past Participle

blocking

Gerund

/blɒk/

/blɑːk/

Translations

bloquer

The fallen tree blocked the road.

L'arbre tombé a bloqué la route.

bloquerEmpêcher l'avancement, la réussite ou l'accès.

These restrictions block the company's growth.

Ces restrictions bloquent la croissance de l'entreprise.

Additional translations

contrerSport.

Definitions

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.

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blockadjective

Definitions

Written or printed in large, separate, typically capital letters; not cursive.

Please write your address in block capitals.