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Block  (blk), Herbert Lawrence Known as Her·block (hûrblk) 1909-2001.

American editorial cartoonist whose witty works have appeared in the Washington Post and more than 200 other papers nationwide. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1942 and in 1954.

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block  (blk)

n.

1.

a. A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides.

b. Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support.

c. Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done: a butcher's block.

d. Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.

e. One of a set of small wooden or plastic pieces, such as a cube, bar, or cylinder, used as a building toy.

f. Printing A large amount of text.

g. Sports A starting block.

2. A stand from which articles are displayed and sold at an auction: Many priceless antiques went on the block.

3. A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed: a hat block.

4. A substance, such as wood or stone, that has been prepared for engraving.

5.

a. A pulley or a system of pulleys set in a casing.

b. An engine block.

6. A bloc.

7. A set of like items, such as shares of stock, sold or handled as a unit.

8. A group of four or more unseparated postage stamps forming a rectangle.

9. Canadian A group of townships in an unsurveyed area.

10.

a. A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.

b. A segment of a street bounded by consecutive cross streets and including its buildings and inhabitants.

11. A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.

12. A length of railroad track controlled by signals.

13. The act of obstructing.

14. Something that obstructs; an obstacle.

15.

a. Sports An act of bodily obstruction, as of a player or ball.

b. Football Legal interference with an opposing player to clear the path of the ball carrier.

16. Medicine Interruption or obstruction of a physiological function: nerve block.

17. Psychology A sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression. Also called mental block.

18. Slang The human head: threatened to knock my block off.

19. A blockhead.

v. blocked, block·ing, blocks

v.tr.

1. To shape into a block or blocks.

2. To support, strengthen, or retain in place by means of a block.

3. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block: block a hat.

4.

a. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct: block traffic.

b. To shut out from view: a curtain blocking the stage.

c. To stop the passage of (a motion or bill) in a legislative assembly.

5. To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch. Often used with out: block out a plan of action; block out stage movements.

6. Sports To impede the movement of (an opponent or the ball) by physical interference.

7. Medicine To interrupt or obstruct the proper functioning of (a physiological process), especially by the use of drugs.

8. Psychology To fail to remember.

9. To run (trains) on a block system.

v.intr.

1. Sports To obstruct the movement of an opponent.

2. To suffer a mental block. Often used with on: I blocked on his name.

Phrasal Verb:

block out

1. To cover over so as to be illegible: block out sensitive information from a document before releasing it.

2. To repress (a traumatic event, for example) from conscious memory.

Idioms:

go on the block

To be offered for sale.

out of the blocks

From a starting position, as in a race or contest: The company has in the past been slow out of the blocks to adapt to consumer tastes.

put on the block

To offer for sale.

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[Middle English blok, from Old French bloc, from Middle Dutch.]

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blocker n.

Synonyms: block, hide¹, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud
These verbs mean to cut off from sight: a tree that blocked the view; a road hidden by brush; mist that obscured the mountain peak; skyscrapers obstructing the sky; a fence that screens the alley; a face shrouded by a heavy veil. See Also Synonyms at hinder¹, obstacle.

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block [blɒk]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a large solid piece of wood, stone, or other material with flat rectangular sides, as for use in building

2. any large solid piece of wood, stone, etc., usually having at least one face fairly flat

3. such a piece on which particular tasks may be done, as chopping, cutting, or beheading

4. Also called building block one of a set of wooden or plastic cubes as a child's toy

5. a form on which things are shaped or displayed a wig block

6. Slang a person's head (esp in the phrase knock someone's block off)

do one's block Austral and NZ slang to become angry

8. a dull, unemotional, or hardhearted person

9. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a large building of offices, flats, etc

10. (Engineering / Civil Engineering)

a.  a group of buildings in a city bounded by intersecting streets on each side

b.  the area or distance between such intersecting streets

11. Austral and NZ an area of land for a house, farm, etc

12. Austral and NZ a log, usually a willow, fastened to a timber base and used in a wood-chopping competition

13. (Sociology) an area of land, esp one to be divided for building or settling

14. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) See cylinder block

15. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)

a.  a piece of wood, metal, or other material having an engraved, cast, or carved design in relief, used either for printing or for stamping book covers, etc

b.  Brit a letterpress printing plate, esp one mounted type-high on wood or metal

16. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a casing housing one or more freely rotating pulleys See also block and tackle

(Business / Commerce)

on the block Chiefly US and Canadian up for auction

18. the act of obstructing or condition of being obstructed, as in sports

19. an obstruction or hindrance

20. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol

a.  interference in the normal physiological functioning of an organ or part

b.  See heart block

c.  See nerve block

21. (Psychology) Psychol a short interruption of perceptual or thought processes

22. obstruction of an opponent in a sport

23. (Business / Commerce)

a.  a section or quantity, as of tickets or shares, handled or considered as a single unit

b.  (as modifier) a block booking block voting

24. (Transport / Railways)

a.  a stretch of railway in which only one train may travel at a time

b.  (as modifier) a block signal

25. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) an unseparated group of four or more postage stamps Compare strip¹ [3]

26. a pad of paper

27. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a group of words treated as a unit of data on a tape, disk, etc

28. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Athletics short for starting block

29. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket a mark made near the popping crease by a batsman to indicate his position in relation to the wicket

a chip off the old block Informal a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour

vb (mainly tr)

1. to shape or form (something) into a block

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) to fit with or mount on a block

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) to shape by use of a block to block a hat

4. (often foll by up) to obstruct (a passage, channel, etc.) or prevent or impede the motion or flow of (something or someone) by introducing an obstacle to block the traffic to block up a pipe

5. to impede, retard, or prevent (an action, procedure, etc.)

6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to stamp (a title, design, etc.) on (a book cover, etc.) by means of a block (see sense 15a.), esp using gold leaf or other foil

7. (Economics) (esp of a government or central bank) to limit the use or conversion of assets or currency

8. (also intr) Sport to obstruct or impede movement by (an opponent)

9. (Psychology) (intr) to suffer a psychological block

10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to interrupt a physiological function, as by use of an anaesthetic

11. (Team Sports / Cricket) (also intr) Cricket to play (a ball) defensively See also block in, block out

[from Old French bloc, from Dutch blok; related to Old High German bloh]

blocker  n

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Block a quantity, number, or a section of something; a large quantity of anything dealt with at once, in a mass, wholesale; a group of houses or a building consisting of flats.

Examples: blocks of bonds; of flats; of shares.

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block - Derives from Middle Dutch blok, "tree trunk."

See also related terms for tree+trunk.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole anvil - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering briquet, briquette - a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel cake, bar - a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" chock, wedge - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object chopping block - a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split crosshead - metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth square block, cube - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots block of metal, ingot, metal bar - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling nog - a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it nut - a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt inking pad, inkpad, stamp pad, pad - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp slab - block consisting of a thick piece of something starting block - block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race step - a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed swage block - an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal type - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
	2.	block - a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" city block area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
	3.	block - a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides cube goldbrick - a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not solid - a three-dimensional shape
	4.	block - a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	5.	block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" cellblock, ward - a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed hospital ward, ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
	6.	block - (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory sector - the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes bad block - (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
	7.	block - an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" mental block inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something writer's block - an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come"
	8.	block - a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope pulley, pulley block, pulley-block block and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable bullock block, bollock - a pulley-block at the head of a topmast fairlead - a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley - a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it simple machine, machine - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
	9.	block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" cylinder block, engine block casting, cast - object formed by a mold piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
	10.	block - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" blockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, stop breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
	11.	block - a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" auction block platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
	12.	block - the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements blocking obstruction - getting in someone's way interference - (American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback" trap block - (American football) an illegal block parry - (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
Verb	1.	block - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" barricade, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve" close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
	2.	block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
	3.	block - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" kibosh, stop, halt embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
	4.	block - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" jam cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" barrage jam - jam an entire frequency spectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West" point jam - jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-jamming effectively" spot jam - jam a single frequency; "This operator is spot-jammed" blanket jam - jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
	5.	block - run on a block system; "block trains" operate, run - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
	6.	block - interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
	7.	block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" obstruct barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	8.	block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" boss, emboss, stamp - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"
	9.	block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" choke up, lug, stuff clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
	10.	block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam block off, blockade - obstruct access to barricado, barricade - block off with barricades barricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" block out, screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslide barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
	11.	block - support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
	12.	block - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" parry, deflect fence - fight with fencing swords
	13.	block - be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" blank out, draw a blank, forget slip one's mind, slip - pass out of one's memory
	14.	block - shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	15.	block - shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	16.	block - prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" immobilise, immobilize, freeze withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" unfreeze, unblock, release, free - make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

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block

noun

1. building, group, group, complex, tower, edifice blocks of council flats

2. piece, bar, square, mass, cake, brick, lump, chunk, cube, hunk, nugget, ingot a block of ice

3. batch, group, lot, collection, quantity, bunch Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.

4. obstruction, bar, barrier, obstacle, impediment, hindrance a block to peace

verb

1. obstruct, close, stop, cut off, plug, choke, clog, shut off, stop up, bung up (informal) When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.
obstruct open, clear, unblock, unclog

2. obscure, bar, cut off, interrupt, obstruct, get in the way of, shut off a row of spruce trees that blocked his view

3. shut off, stop, bar, cut off, head off, hamper, obstruct, get in the way of The police officer blocked his path.

4. prevent, stop, check, bar, frustrate, foil, thwart, obstruct, forestall, nip in the bud All attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked.
prevent support, further, aid, push, advance, promote, foster, facilitate, expedite, lend support to

5. deflect, parry, repel, intercept, rebuff, repulse, obstruct The goalie blocked two shots.

block something in hem in, surround, confine, enclose, shut in, hedge in Our cars get blocked in.

block something out

1. remove, eradicate, excise, obliterate, efface, blot out, expunge I had to block the thought out of my mind.

2. cover, block, cloud, shade, mask, conceal, eclipse, overshadow, cloak, shroud, adumbrate, befog, bedim Thick fog blocked out the daylight.

block something up clog (up), jam (up), stop up, bung up, congest Powdering a sweaty nose will only block up the pores.

Translations

block [blɒk]

A. N

1. [of stone] → bloque m; [of wood] → zoquete m, tarugo m; (for paving) → adoquín m; (butcher's, executioner's) → tajo m; (= toy) (also building block) → cubo m; [of brake] → zapata f; [of cylinder] → bloque m
on the block (US) → con dinero contante y sonante, a tocateja(Sp)
see also chip

2. (= building) → bloque m (esp US) (= group of buildings) → manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)
block of flats (Brit) → bloque m de pisos(Sp), edificio m de departamentos(LAm)
to walk around the block → dar la vuelta a la manzana
three blocks from here (esp US) → a tres manzanas de aquí

3. (= section) [of tickets, stamps] → serie f
block of seats → grupo m de asientos
block of shares → paquete m de acciones

4. (= blockage) (in pipe, gen) → atasco m (Med) → bloqueo m
writer's block → bloqueo m de escritor
to have a mental block → tener un bloqueo mental

5. (Brit) (Typ) → molde m; (= writing pad) → bloc m

6. (Sport) blocks (also starting blocks) → tacos mpl de salida
to be first/last off the blocks → ser el más rápido/lento en la salida (fig) → ser el más/menos madrugador

7. (Comput) → bloque m

8. (= head) to knock sb's block off → romper la crisma a algn

B. VT

1. (= obstruct) [+ road, gangway] → bloquear; [+ traffic, progress] → estorbar, impedir; [+ pipe] → obstruir (Parl) [+ bill] → bloquear (Comm) [+ account] → bloquear (Sport) → bloquear, parar
to block sb's way → cerrar el paso a algn
he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view → se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista
am I blocking your view? → ¿te estoy tapando?
the road is blocked in four places → el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares
"road blocked" → cerrado(por obras)
my nose is blocked → tengo la nariz taponada

2. (Comput) → agrupar

C. VI (Sport) → bloquear, parar

D. CPD block and tackle N (Tech) → aparejo m de poleas
block booking N → reserva f en bloque
block capitals NPL → (letras fpl) mayúsculas fpl
in block capitals → en mayúsculas, en letra or caracteres de imprenta
block diagram N → diagrama m de bloques
block grant N → subvención f en bloque
block letters NPL = block capitals block release N (Brit) (Scol) → exención f por estudios
block vote N → voto m por representación

block in VT + ADV (= sketch roughly) → esbozar

block off VT + ADV [+ road etc] → cortar; (accidentally) → bloquear

block out VT + ADV

1. (= suppress) [+ thought, idea] → desechar, apartar de la mente

2. (= obscure) [+ light] → tapar; (= erase) → borrar

3. (= sketch roughly) [+ scheme, design] → esbozar

block up VT + ADV

1. (= obstruct) [+ passage] → obstruir; [+ pipe] → atascar
my nose is all blocked up → tengo la nariz taponada

2. (= fill in) [+ gap] → cerrar

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block [ˈblɒk]

n

(= large building) → immeuble m
He lives in our block → Il habite dans notre immeuble.
3 blocks from here → à trois rues d'ici
a block of flats → un immeuble

(= several buildings) → pâté m (de maisons)

(= piece) [ice] → bloc m; [wood] → bille f, tronçon m

(also butcher's block) → billot m
to lay one's head on the block, to put one's head on the block → mettre sa tête sur le billot

[tickets] → série f

(= blockage) (in pipes) → obstruction f

(= psychological problem) mental block → blocage m
to have a mental block about sth → faire un blocage (psychologique) sur qch

(= toy) → cube m

block and tackle (TECHNICAL) → palan m

vt

[+ way, entrance, view] → bloquer
to block sb's way → barrer le passage à qn, barrer la route à qn

[+ legislation, agreement, imports] → bloquer

(COMPUTING) → grouper, sélectionner

block off

vt (= close) → boucher, condamner

block out

vt [+ memories] → refouler

block up

vt [+ hole, ventilator, sink] → boucher

vi → se boucher

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block

n

→ Block m, → Klotz m; (= executioner’s block) → Richtblock m; (= engine block) → Motorblock m; blocks (= toys) → (Bau)klötze pl; huge ugly blocks of concrete → riesige, hässliche Betonklötze; to be sent to/to go to the block → dem Henker überantwortet werden/vor den Henker treten; to put or lay one’s head on the block (fig) → Kopf und Kragen riskieren

(= building) → Block m; block of flats (Brit) → Wohnblock m; to take a stroll round the block → einen Spaziergang um den Block machen; she lived in the next block/three blocks from us (esp US) → sie wohnte im nächsten Block/drei Blocks or Straßen weiter

(= division of seats) → Block m

(= obstruction, in pipe, Med) → Verstopfung f; (mental) → geistige Sperre (→ about in Bezug auf +acc), → Mattscheibe f (inf); I’ve a mental block about it → da habe ich totale Mattscheibe (inf)

(Comput) → Block m

(of tickets, shares) → Block m

(inf: = head) to knock somebody’s block off → jdm eins überziehen (inf)

(usu pl: also starting block) → Startblock m; to be first off the (starting) blocks (fig) → als Erster aus den Startlöchern kommen; new kid on the block (inf) → Neuling m, → Newcomer m (inf)

(in ballet shoe) → Spitzenverstärkung f; (= ballet shoe) → spitzenverstärkter Ballettschuh

(Typ) → Druckstock m

vt

road, harbour, wheel, deal, move, sale → blockieren; plans also → im Wege stehen (+dat); traffic also, progress → aufhalten; pipe → verstopfen; (Ftbl) one’s opponent → blocken; ball → stoppen; to block somebody’s way/view → jdm den Weg/die Sicht versperren

credit → sperren

(Comput) → blocken

vi (Sport) → blocken

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block:

block and tackle

n → Flaschenzug m

block booking

n (= travel booking) → Gruppenbuchung f; (Theat) → Gruppenbestellung f

block brake

n (Tech) → Backenbremse f

blockbuster

n

(inf) → Knüller m (inf); (= film also) → Kinohit m (inf)

(Mil) → große Bombe

block grant

n → Pauschalsubvention f

blockhead

n (inf) → Dummkopf m

blockhouse

n → Blockhaus nt

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block:

block letters

pl → Blockschrift f

block vote

n → Stimmenblock m

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block [blɒk]

1. n

a. (of stone, ice) → blocco; (toy) → cubo (per fare le costruzioni); (butcher's, executioner's) → ceppo
to knock sb's block off (fam) → rompere la zucca a qn

b. (building) → palazzo (esp Am) (group of buildings) → isolato
block of flats → caseggiato
to walk around the block → fare il giro dell'isolato
3 blocks from here → a 3 isolati di distanza da qui

c. (section, of tickets) → blocchetto; (of shares) → pacchetto (Comput) → blocco

d. (blockage, in pipe) → ingorgo (Med) → blocco
mental block → blocco mentale

2. vt (gen) (Comput) → bloccare; (pipe) → ingorgare, bloccare (Ftbl) → stoppare
to block sb's way → sbarrare la strada a qn
to block sb's view → coprire la vista a qn

block in vt + adv

a. to block sb in (with car) → chiudere qn (con l'auto)

b. (fill with paint) → colorare

block off vt + adv → bloccare

block out vt + adv (obscure, light) → escludere (obliterate, picture) → cancellare

block up vt + adv (obstruct, passage) → bloccare (pipe) → ingorgare, intasare (fill in, gap) → tappare (window, entrance) → murare
my nose is blocked up → ho il naso chiuso

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block

n block [blok]

1 a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc blocks of stone. blok كُتْلَةُ (حِجاره) блок blok blok; klods der Block μεγάλο κομμάτι, ογκόλιθος bloque plokk بلوک؛ قالب lohkare bloc בְּלוֹק, גוּש कुंदा klada rakás balok kubbur, klossi, blökk blocco かたまり (나무, 돌, 금속 등의) 큰 덩어리 pjautas rąstas, luitas klucis; bluķis blok blok blokk; kloss blok bloco bloc блок blok, kváder klada blok kloss, block ชิ้นของวัสดุที่เป็นของแข็งและมีลักษณะแบนราบ parça, kütle, blok 大塊(木頭或石頭) колода; кам'яна брила لکڑی یا پتھر کا چپٹے سروں والا ٹکڑا khối; tảng; súc 大块［木头或石块］

2 a piece of wood used for certain purposes a chopping-block. blok كُتْلَةٌ (خَشَبِيَّةٌ) пън špalek skærebræt der Hackklotz κομμάτι ξύλου, κούτσουρο zoquete, tarugo pakk تخته چوبی pölkky billot בְּלוֹק עֵץ लकड़ी का मोटा कुंदा trupac tőke balok kayu kjöthögg, fjalhögg ceppo 台木 (건축용) 블록, 각재 trinka, rąstas bluķis bongkah kayu blok hoggestabbe kloc bloco buştean чурбан klát tnalo panj kubbe ท่อนไม้ kütük 木板 колода لکڑی کا بڑا ٹکڑا cái thớt; tấm kê 木板

3 a connected group of houses, offices etc a block of flats; an office block. blok مَجْموعَةُ شُقَقٍ група, блок blok blok der (Wohn-)Block συγκρότημα σπιτιών, γραφείων κτλ., πολυκατοικία bloque hooneplokk ساختمان بزرگ؛ بلوک kerrostalo immeuble בֵּית דִירוֹת मकानों का एक समूह blok kuća háztömb; irodaház kelompok bangunan húsasamstæða caseggiato 一棟のビルディング 사무실, 주택 등의 집합체 namų masyvas daudzstāvu dzīvojamais nams blok gebouw leiegård, boligblokk; (forretnings)gård, kvartal blok bloco bloc, imobil блок blok blok, zgradba blok byggnadskomplex, husblock ตึกอาคารทั้งแถว blok apartman, iş hanı 一排房屋 багатоквартирний будинок; блок مکانوں کی قطار lô nhà 一排房屋

4 a barrier a road block. blokkade حاجِزٌ бариера zátaras, překážka vejspærring das Hindernis μπλόκο, φράγμα, εμπόδιο barrera, control policial tõke مانع؛ بندآور este barrage routier מַחֲסוֹם अवरोध zapreka (út)akadály rintangan hindrun; vegatálmi ingorgo 障害物 방해물 užtvara aizsprostojums sekatan versperring barrikade, blokkering zator, zapora, bariera barricada baraj rutier затор, преграда zátarasa zapora blokada blockering, spärr สิ่งกีดขวาง engel, mania 障礙物 блокпост رکاوٹ vật chướng ngại 障碍物

5 (especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets a walk round the block. blok مَجْموعَةُ عَماراتٍ / شُقَقٍ разстоянието между две пресечки blok karré der Häuserblock οικοδομικό τετράγωνο manzana kvartal بلوک kortteli îlot בְּלוֹק בִּניָנִים चार गलियों से घिरा मकानों का एक समूह kvart, dio naselja háztömb kelompok bangunan húsaröð sem afmarkast af fjórum götum isolato 街区 (미) 블록, 가구(街區) kvartalas kvartāls blok bangunan huizenblok kvartal kwartał quarteirão lot de case квартал blok skupina hiš blok kvarter ตึกอาคารทั้งแถวที่ล้อมรอบด้วยถนนทั้งสี่ด้าน blok 街區 квартал چار گلیوں کی حدود میں مکانوں کا مجموعہ nhà khối 街区

v

to make (progress) difficult or impossible The crashed cars blocked the road. blokkeer يَحْجِزُ спирам (za)blokovat, zatarasit blokere versperren φράζω, εμποδίζω bloquear, obstruir tõkestama بندآوردن؛ مسدود کردن tukkia bloquer לַחֲסוֹם रोकना, बन्द करना zakrčiti eltorlaszol menghalangi hindra bloccare ふさぐ 봉쇄하다 užblokuoti, užtverti aizsprostot; bloķēt; aizkavēt menghalang versperren blokkere, sperre, tette blokować bloquear a bloca преграждать, блокировать blokovať, zatarasiť blokirati blokirati blockera, spärra กีดขวาง tıkamak, kapamak, engel olmak 阻塞 перегороджувати; блокувати روکنا ، رکاوٹ ڈالنا làm trở ngại 阻塞

n blocˈkade [-ˈkeid]

something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea. blokkade حِصارٌ блокада blokáda blokade die Blockade αποκλεισμός bloqueo blokaad محاصره saarto blocus מַחֲסוֹם नाकाबन्दी blokada, opsada blokád blokade hafnbann; herkví blocco 封鎖 봉쇄 blokada blokāde kepungan blokkade blokade blokada bloqueio blo­cadă блокада blokáda blokada blokada blockad การปิดล้อม abluka, kuşatma 封鎖物 затор ایسی چیز جو رکاوٹ کا باعث بنے sự tắc nghẽn 封锁

v

The ships blockaded the town. blokkeer يُحاصِرُ، يَفْرِضُ الحِصار блокирам blokovat blokere blockieren αποκλείω, φέρνω σε κατάσταση αποκλεισμού bloquear blokeerima محاصره کردن saartaa bloquer לַחֲסוֹם नाकाबंदी करना opkoliti elzár, blokád alá vesz memblokade loka, teppa; halda í kví/hafnbanni bloccare, stringere d'assedio 封鎖する 봉쇄하다 blokuoti bloķēt mengepung blokkeren blokkere dokonywać blokady fazer bloqueio a su­pune unei blocade блокировать blokovať blokirati blokirati blockera, spärra [] ปิดล้อม ablukaya almak, kuşatmak 封鎖 блокувати, оточувати رسائی کا راستہ روکنا bao vây 封锁

n blockage [-kidʒ]

something causing a pipe etc to be blocked a blockage in the pipe. verstopping انْسِداد пречка ucpání prop; tilstopning die Blockade φράξιμο (π.χ. σε σωλήνα) obstrucción takistus انسداد؛ گرفتگی tukos obstruction סְתִימָה रुकावट, बाधा začep eldugulás penyumbatan stífla blocco つまったもの 봉쇄 kamštis aizsprostojums tersumbat verstopping forstoppelse zatkanie entupimento înfundare закупорка upchatie zamašitev začepljenje stopp, blockering การอุดตัน tıkanma, tıkanıklık 阻塞 закупорювання رکاوٹ sự bao vây 阻塞

adj blocked

obstructed I have a bad cold – my nose is blocked. verstop, geblok مَسْدود блокиран ucpaný tæt verstopft βουλωμένος, φραγμένος taponado, congestionado kinni گرفته؛ مسدود tukossa bouché סָתוּם अवरूद्ध, निरूद्ध začepljen bedugult tersumbat stíflaður chiuso ふさがっている 막힌 užsikimšęs nosprostots tersumbat verstopt blokkert, tett zatkany entupido înfundat забитый; недышащий upchatý zamašen zapušen igentäppt, tilltäppt, spärrad ถูกกีดขวาง kapalı, tıkanık 堵塞 закупорений روک دی گئی چیز tắc nghẽn 堵塞

block capital/letter

a capital letter written in imitation of printed type, eg the letters in NAME. drukskrif حُروفٌ كَبيرَةٌ مَنْفَصِلَةٌ печатни букви hůlkové písmo stort bogstav große Buchstaben κεφαλαίο γράμμα letra mayúscula suurtäht حرف درشت و ساده isot kirjaimet majuscule d'imprimerie אוֹתִיוֹת גדוֹלוֹת अंग्रेजी के बड़े अक्षर početno slovo nagybetű huruf balok blokkskriftarstafur, upphafsstafur, hástafur lettera maiuscola; stampatello ブロック体 블록체의 대문자 didžioji spausdintinė raidė lielie drukātie burti huruf besar blokletter stor bokstav drukowana litera letra de imprensa majusculă печатная буква paličkové písmo velika tiskana črka velika slova stor bokstav ตัวอักษรตัวพิมพ์ใหญ่ในภาษาอังกฤษ büyük harf 印刷體大寫字母 велика друкована літера بڑے حروف bản khắc (để in) 大写印刷体

n blockhead

a stupid person. domkop, stommerik, uilskuiken غَبي، أحْمَق дебелоглав zabedněnec, tupec tykhoved der Dummkopf χοντροκέφαλος estúpido, imbécil tainapea آدم احمق tyhmyri imbécile טֶמבֵּל बेवकूफ glupan ostoba orang bodoh auli, bjáni zuccone うすのろ 얼간이 bukagalvis biezpauris bodoh stomkop tosk, kjøtthue tępak convencido/tolo, palerma cap-pătrat олух, болван tupec bedak glupak tjockskalle คนโง่ et kafalı kimse, odun kafalı biri 呆子 бовдур احمق شخص người đần độn 呆子

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Block → بِنَايَة, كُتلة, كُتلة خشبية أو حجرية, يُعيق blok, ucpání, zablokovat blok, blokere, spærring Absperrung, blockieren, Klotz, Wohnblock εμποδίζω, εμπόδιο, οικοδομικό τετράγωνο, στερεό τεμάχιο bloque, bloquear, escollo, manzana, manzana de pisos kortteli, pölkky, sulku, tukkia bloc, blocage, bloquer, pâté de maisons blok, blokirati, prepreka bloccare, blocco, isolato ふさぐ, ブロック, 塊, 閉塞物 덩어리, 막다, 벽돌, 장애물 blok, blokkeren, versperring blokk, blokkere, hinder, kloss blok, bryła, zablokować, zatkanie bloco, bloquear, bloqueio, conjunto habitacional блок, блокировать, квартал, препятствие blockera, hinder, kloss, kvarter กีดขวาง, ช่วงตึก, ชิ้นหรือของหรือวัสดุที่เป็นของแข็ง, สิ่งกีดขวาง blok, engel, tıkamak gây trở ngại, khối, khu nhà, sự trở ngại 块, 妨碍, 街区, 阻塞