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block [blɒk]1 noun(a) (of ice, stone, wood) bloc m; (of chocolate) grosse tablette f; (for butcher, executioner) billot m; (for athletes) bloc m de départ;∎ American the painting was on the (auctioneer's) block le tableau était mis aux enchères;∎ to put or to lay one's head on the block prendre des risques∎ (building) blocks jeu m de construction, (jeu m de) cubes mpl(c) (of seats) groupe m; Stock Exchange (of shares) paquet m; (of tickets) série f; Computing bloc m(d) (area of land) pâté m de maisons;∎ we walked round the block nous avons fait le tour du pâté de maisons;∎ American the school is five blocks away l'école est à cinq rues d'ici;∎ the new kid on the block le petit nouveau∎ block of flats immeuble (d'habitation)(f) (obstruction → in pipe, tube) obstruction f; American (→ in traffic) embouteillage m; Medicine & Psychology blocage m;∎ to have a (mental) block about sth faire un blocage sur qch;∎ I have a (mental) block about mathematics je fais un blocage sur les mathématiques∎ he's suffering from writer's block il n'arrive pas à écrire, c'est le vide ou le blocage total∎ I'll knock your block off! je vais te démolir le portrait!(i) (of paper) bloc m∎ block (and tackle) palan m, moufles mpl(k) (in engraving → wood) planche f, bois m(booking, vote) groupé(a) (obstruct → pipe, tube) boucher; (→ road) bloquer, barrer; (→ view) boucher, cacher; (→ artery) obstruer;∎ don't block the door! dégagez la porte!;∎ to block one's ears se boucher les oreilles;∎ to block sb's way barrer le chemin à qn;∎ that building blocks the sun ce bâtiment empêche le soleil d'entrer(b) (hinder → traffic) bloquer, gêner; (→ progress) gêner, enrayer; Finance (→ credit, deal, funds, account) bloquer; Medicine (→ pain) anesthésier; Sport (→ ball) bloquer; (→ opponent) faire obstruction à;∎ Parliament to block a bill faire obstruction à un projet de loi;∎ the goalkeeper blocked the shot le gardien arrêta le tir;∎ Tennis she blocked the serve magnificently elle fit un superbe retour de service(c) (hat, knitting) mettre en formeSport faire de l'obstruction►► Typography block capital (caractère m) majuscule f;∎ in block capitals en majuscules;Computing block copy copie f de bloc;block diagram Computing & Geography bloc-diagramme m; Electronics schéma m (de principe);British Administration block grant dotation f (aux collectivités locales);Stock Exchange block issue émission f par série;Typography block letter (caractère m) majuscule f;∎ in block letters en majuscules;American block party fête f de rue;British Industry block release = système de stages de formation qui alternent avec une activité professionnelle;Stock Exchange block trading négociations fpl de bloc;Politics & Industry block vote = mode de scrutin utilisé par les syndicats britanniques par opposition au mode de scrutin "un homme, une voix"∎ I've been blocked in ma voiture est bloquée(road) bloquer, barrer; (door, part of road, window) condamner; (view) boucher, cacher; (sun) cacher∎ to block out the memory of sb/sth refouler le souvenir de qn/qch∎ my nose is blocked up j'ai le nez bouchéⓘ BLOCK VOTE Le "block vote" donne au vote d'un délégué syndical la valeur non pas de sa seule voix, mais de toutes les voix de la section qu'il représente. -
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A n1 ( slab) bloc m ; a block of ice/marble un bloc de glace/marbre ; a block of ice cream une glace f (au litre) ;2 ( building) block of flats immeuble m (d'habitation) ; office/residential block immeuble de bureaux/d'habitation ; administration block bâtiment m administratif ; science block bloc m scientifique ;3 ( group of buildings) pâté m de maisons ; to drive round the block faire le tour du pâté de maisons ; he lives three blocks away US il habite à trois rues d'ici ; the bank is two blocks south US la banque est à deux rues d'ici au sud ;4 (for butcher, executioner) billot m ; to put ou lay one's head on the block fig donner sa tête à couper ;5 ( group) (of seats, tickets) groupe m ; ( of stamps) bloc m ; ( of shares) paquet m, tranche f ; a block of three lessons trois cours d'affilée ;6 ( obstruction) to be a block to être un obstacle à [reform, agreement] ; to be a block to progress être une entrave au progrès ; to put a block on bloquer [price, sale] ; entraver [initiative] ;7 Print cliché m ;8 Comput bloc m ;11 Rail canton m ;12 Sport obstruction f.C vtr1 ( obstruct) bloquer [exit, road, pass] ; boucher [drain, gutter, hole, artery] ; gêner [traffic] ; to block sb's way ou path barrer le passage à qn ; to have a blocked nose avoir le nez bouché ;2 ( impede) bloquer [market, project] ; faire obstacle à [advance, escape, progress] ; faire opposition à [bill] ; you're blocking my light tu me caches la lumière ; you're blocking my view tu me bouches la vue ;3 Fin bloquer [assets, currency, funds] ;4 Sport bloquer [ball, opponent, rope].■ block in:▶ block [sb/sth] in1 ( when parking) bloquer [car, driver] ;2 Art colorer [area, figure].■ block off:▶ block [sth] off, block off [sth]1 ( seal off) barrer [road, path] ;■ block out:▶ block out [sth], block [sth] out2 ( suppress) refouler [memory, problem].■ block up:▶ block up [sth], block [sth] up boucher [artery, drain, gutter, hole, street].
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