verb🔗ShareBloquer, obstruerTo fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass."The pipe is blocked."Le tuyau est bloqué.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquer, empêcher le passageTo prevent (something or someone) from passing."The fallen tree was blocking the road. "L'arbre tombé bloquait la route.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquer, empêcherTo prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something)."His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss."Son plan de reprendre l'entreprise a été bloqué par le patron.actionachievementabilityfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquer, empêcherTo impede an opponent."The basketball player was good at blocking his opponent from reaching the basket. "Le joueur de basket était doué pour empêcher son adversaire d'atteindre le panier.sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpécifier les positions et les mouvements des acteursTo specify the positions and movements of the actors."It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly."Il était très difficile de spécifier cette scène de manière convaincante.entertainmentstageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquerTo hit with a block."The goalie was blocking the soccer ball to prevent a goal. "Le gardien bloquait le ballon de soccer pour empêcher un but.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContrer, bloquerTo play a block shot."The basketball player was blocking his opponent's shot. "Le joueur de basketball contrait le tir de son adversaire.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquerTo 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. "Elle en a eu marre des appels indésirables, alors elle a fini par bloquer son numéro sur son téléphone.communicationtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquer, obstruerTo wait."When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable."Lorsque l'expression de condition est fausse, le thread se bloque sur la variable de condition.timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre en forme, bloquerTo 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."J'ai mis les moufles en forme en les mouillant et en les épinglant sur un morceau de carton façonné.wearstylematerialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉbaucher, esquisserTo shape or sketch out roughly."The sculptor was blocking out the form of the statue with clay. "Le sculpteur ébauchait la forme de la statue avec de l'argile.artstyleactionplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlocage, obstructionThe act by which something is blocked; an obstruction."blocking of major opposition sites"Blocage des principaux sites d'oppositionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMise en scène, placement des acteursThe 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. "Le metteur en scène a passé la matinée à finaliser la mise en scène de la pièce scolaire, en positionnant soigneusement chaque acteur sur scène.artentertainmentstageactionpositionplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlocs, étaisBlocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily."The construction workers used heavy blocking to hold up the damaged wall before they could repair it. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont utilisé des étais lourds pour soutenir le mur endommagé avant de pouvoir le réparer.architecturebuildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlocageA 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." "Mon ancien clavier avait un blocage terrible, ce qui rendait impossible de jouer de manière fiable à des jeux rapides.computingelectronicstechnologydevicetechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
