verb🔗ShareBloquear, obstruirTo fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass."The pipe is blocked."La tubería está bloqueada.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquear, impedir el pasoTo prevent (something or someone) from passing."The fallen tree was blocking the road. "El árbol caído estaba bloqueando la carretera.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquear, impedirTo prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something)."His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss."El jefe bloqueó su plan para hacerse cargo del negocio.actionachievementabilityfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquear, impedirTo impede an opponent."The basketball player was good at blocking his opponent from reaching the basket. "El jugador de baloncesto era bueno para impedir que su oponente llegara a la canasta.sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEspecificar las posiciones y movimientos de los actoresTo specify the positions and movements of the actors."It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly."Fue muy difícil especificar las posiciones y movimientos de los actores en esta escena de manera convincente.entertainmentstageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquearTo hit with a block."The goalie was blocking the soccer ball to prevent a goal. "El portero estaba bloqueando el balón de fútbol para evitar un gol.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquearTo play a block shot."The basketball player was blocking his opponent's shot. "El jugador de baloncesto estaba bloqueando el tiro de su oponente.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquearTo disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone."She got tired of the unwanted calls, so she ended up blocking his number on her phone. "Se cansó de las llamadas no deseadas, así que terminó bloqueando su número en su teléfono.communicationtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquear, obstruirTo wait."When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable."Cuando la expresión de condición es falsa, el hilo se bloquea en la variable de condición.timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquear, dar formaTo stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape."I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard."Bloqueé los mitones mojándolos y sujetándolos con alfileres a un trozo de cartón con forma.wearstylematerialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBocetar, esbozarTo shape or sketch out roughly."The sculptor was blocking out the form of the statue with clay. "El escultor estaba esbozando la forma de la estatua con arcilla.artstyleactionplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBloqueo, obstrucciónThe act by which something is blocked; an obstruction."blocking of major opposition sites"Bloqueo de los principales sitios de la oposiciónactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDirección escénica, puesta en escenaThe precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera (originally planned using miniature blocks)."The director spent the morning finalizing the blocking for the school play, carefully positioning each actor on stage. "El director pasó la mañana finalizando la dirección escénica para la obra escolar, posicionando cuidadosamente a cada actor en el escenario.artentertainmentstageactionpositionplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBloques, soportesBlocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily."The construction workers used heavy blocking to hold up the damaged wall before they could repair it. "Los trabajadores de la construcción utilizaron bloques pesados para sostener la pared dañada antes de que pudieran repararla.architecturebuildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBloqueoA feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.""My old keyboard had terrible blocking, making it impossible to reliably play fast-paced games." "Mi antiguo teclado tenía un bloqueo terrible, lo que hacía imposible jugar de forma fiable a juegos de ritmo rápido.computingelectronicstechnologydevicetechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
