bloquear

Borrowed from French bloquer.

• IPA^(key): /blokeˈaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: blo‧que‧ar

bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueo, first-person singular preterite bloqueei, past participle bloqueado)
bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueio, first-person singular preterite bloqueei, past participle bloqueado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to block
2. to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct

   Unha árbore bloquea o paso

   A tree is blocking the passage.

3. to jam, to wedge, to fix in place
4. to freeze (e.g. prices)

   As agricultores queren bloquear o prezo do seu trigo.

   The farmers are wishing to block the price of their wheat.

5. to block, to impede, to hinder

   A adrenalina pode ralentizar ou bloquear o traballo.

   Adrenaline can slow down or impede work.

6. (reflexive, of a computer program) To freeze, to lock up
7. (reflexive) To become jammed

• bloqueo
• desbloquear
• xeobloquear

• blockear (Internet slang)

Borrowed from Spanish bloquear, from French bloquer.

• Rhymes: -aʁ, -aɾ
• Hyphenation: blo‧que‧ar

bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueio, first-person singular preterite bloqueei, past participle bloqueado)

1. to block

• “bloquear”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “bloquear”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “bloquear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bloquear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “bloquear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Borrowed from French bloquer, and perhaps also English block.

• IPA^(key): /blokeˈaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: blo‧que‧ar

bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueo, first-person singular preterite bloqueé, past participle bloqueado)

1. (transitive) to block
2. to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct

   Un árbol bloquea el paso

   A tree is blocking the passage.

3. to jam, to wedge, to fix in place
4. to freeze (e.g. prices)

   Los agricultores quieren bloquear el precio de su trigo.

   The farmers are wishing to block the price of their wheat.

5. to block, to impede, to hinder, to stymie

   La adrenalina puede ralentizar o bloquear el trabajo.

   Adrenaline can slow down or impede work.

6. (reflexive, of a computer program) to freeze, to lock up
7. (reflexive) to become jammed

• → Portuguese: bloquear

• “bloquear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28