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1 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco4) (a barrier: a road block.) barricada5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) fazer bloqueio- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *[blɔk] n 1 bloco (de madeira, de metal, de pedra etc.). 2 obstrução, impedimento. 3 Sport bloqueio do jogo do adversário. 4 Amer quadra, quarteirão. 5 grupo de prédios, bloco de casas. 6 conjunto. 7 secionamento de via férrea. 8 cepo. 9 roldana, moitão, cadernal. 10 molde, forma de chapéu. 11 bloco de papel. 12 sl cabeça. 13 Med obstrução. 14 cadafalso (de guilhotina). • vt+vi 1 impedir a passagem, encher, entupir. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 parar, paralisar. 4 montar, moldar ou prensar sobre um bloco, formar um bloco. 5 esboçar, delinear. 6 segurar ou firmar com blocos. 7 bloquear (crédito, moeda). 8 Sport fazer obstrução. 9 Parl impedir, adiar, opor-se a projeto de lei. a chip off the old block fig muito parecido com o pai. to block out/in esboçar, planejar. to block the line bloquear a linha (de estrada de ferro). to knock someone’s block off dar um murro na cabeça de alguém. to put one’s head on the block arriscar o pescoço. -
2 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco4) (a barrier: a road block.) barreira5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) bloquear- blockage- blocked - block capital/letter - blockhead -
3 stumbling-block
noun (a difficulty that prevents progress.) obstáculo -
4 stumbling-block
noun (a difficulty that prevents progress.) empecilho -
5 obstruct
1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) atravancar2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) obstruir•- obstructive* * *ob.struct[əbstr'∧kt] vt 1 obstruir, tapar, entupir. 2 impedir. 3 estorvar. 4 retardar, dificultar. -
6 obstruct
1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) obstruir2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) obstruir•- obstructive
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block — block1 W2S2 [blɔk US bla:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(solid material)¦ 2¦(streets/area)¦ 3¦(large building)¦ 4¦(quantity of things)¦ 5 block booking/voting 6¦(inability to think)¦ 7¦(stopping movement)¦ 8¦(punishment)¦ 9 put your he … Dictionary of contemporary English
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block — noun 1》 a large solid piece of hard material with flat surfaces on each side. ↘a starting block. ↘Printing a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric. ↘a head shaped mould used for shaping hats or wigs. 2》 Brit … English new terms dictionary