block

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el bloque

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block
[blɒk]
sustantivo
1bloque (m) (of ice, wood, stone); tajo (m) (of butcher, for execution)
  • I'll knock your block off! (familiar) -> ¡te rompo la crisma!
  • block and tackle -> polipasto (m) , sistema (m) de poleas (for lifting)
  • block capitals -> (letras (f pl) ) mayúsculas (f pl)
  • block diagram -> diagrama (m) (de flujo or bloques) (flowchart)
2bloque (m) (building); manzana (f) (group of buildings)cuadra (f) (Am)
  • block of flats -> bloque de apartamentos or (británico) pisos (español de España)
3paquete (m) (of shares); grupo (m) conjunto (m) (of seats, tickets)
  • a block of text (informática) -> un bloque de texto
  • block booking -> reserva (f) de grupo
  • block vote -> voto (m) por delegación
verbo transitivo
4bloquear (pipe, road, proposal); atascar (toilet, sink); obstruir (exit, stairs)
  • to block somebody's way -> cerrar el paso a alguien
  • to block somebody's view -> no dejar ver a alguien
  • to block a check (finanzas) -> anular un cheque
5(informática)
  • to block text -> marcar un bloque de texto

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block [blok]
sustantivo
1Zoquete, pedazo de madera grueso y corto.
  • Hatter’s block -> horma de sombrero
2Tajo, pedazo de madera sobre el cual eran degollados los reos.
  • The executioner’s block -> el tajo del verdugo
  • To knock somebody’s block off -> romperle la crisma a alguien
  • Chopping-block -> tajo de cocina
3Boliche.
4Motón, garrucha de madera de diversas formas y tamaños por donde laborean los cabos. (Marina)
  • Block and block -> (Mar.) abesar
5Modrego, el sujeto desmañado y que no tiene habilidad.
6Obstáculo, impedimento.
7Canto, piedra, trozo de granito, trozo de mármol sin pulir.
8Polea, garrucha.
9Molde.
10Motón, cuadernal. (Marina)
  • Block of houses -> manzana de casas
  • An office block -> un edificio de oficinas
  • Block and tackle -> polea con aparejo
  • Double block -> motón de dos ojos
  • Single block -> motón sencillo
  • Snatch block -> pasteca
  • Swivel block -> motón giratorio
  • Block letter -> tipo de madera
  • Block pulley -> carillo, motón, polea
  • To be first off the blocks -> ser el primero en la salida
  • To block up -> bloquear, obstruir, cerrar, tapiar, condenar una puerta o ventana
  • You’re blocking my way -> me estás impidiendo o bloqueando el paso
  • This fat man is blocking my view -> ese gordo no me deja ver
  • My nose is blocked -> tengo la nariz tapada
  • Block in -> cerrarle el paso a (hem in)
  • Block off -> cortar (street)
  • Block out -> ahuyentar, borrar de la mente (shut out) (thought)
  • Block up -> cerrar, tapiar (seal) (entrance, window)
va. Bloquear, poner bloqueo a alguna plaza o costa.(Tip.) Montar una plancha. (Art y Of.) Conformar un sombrero. Tapar (obstruct) (light). Atascar, tapar (cause obstruction in) (drain, sink). Atascarse, taparse (become obstructed).

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block [blɒk]
noun
1 [of stone] bloque; (m) [of wood] zoquete; (m) tarugo; (m) (for paving) adoquín; (m) (butcher's, executioner's) tajo; (m) (toy) (also building block) cubo; (m) [of brake] zapata; (f) [of cylinder] bloque; (m)
on the block (US) (informal) con dinero contante y sonante; (informal) a tocateja; (Esp) (informal)
chip
2 (building) bloque; (m) especially (US) (group of buildings) manzana; (f) cuadra; (f) (LAm)
block of flats (Britain) bloque de pisos; (m) (Esp) edificio de departamentos; (m) (LAm) to walk around the block dar la vuelta a la manzana; three blocks from here especially (US) a tres manzanas de aquí
3 (section) [of tickets, stamps] serie; (f)
block of seats grupo de asientos; (m) block of shares paquete de acciones; (m)
4 (blockage) (gen) atasco; (m) (Med) bloqueo; (m)
writer's block bloqueo de escritor; (m) to have a mental block tener un bloqueo mental
5 (Britain) (Tip) molde; (m) (writing pad) bloc; (m)
6 (Dep) blocks(also starting blocks) tacos de salida; (m)
to be first/last off the blocks ser el más rápido/lento en la salida
Christie may not have been first off the blocks but he was first where it mattered — at the finish line
 ser el más/menos madrugador
Christmas is coming, and Oxford University Press looks like being first off the blocks: next week it will launch A Christmas Story Three studios are lining up to remake the Maid of Orleans. First off the blocks is Warner Brothers' In Nomine Dei...
7 (Comput) bloque; (m)
8 (informal) (head)
to knock sb's block off (informal) romper la crisma a algn; (informal)
verb:transitive
1 (obstruct) [+road, gangway] bloquear
Students today blocked a highway that runs through the center of the city When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream An extremely fat man was blocking the gangway
 [+traffic, progress] estorbar; impedir; [+pipe] obstruir; (Parl) [+bill] bloquear; (Comm) [+account] bloquear; (Dep) bloquear; parar
to block sb's way cerrar el paso a algn
to block sb's view
he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista; am I blocking your view? ¿te estoy tapando?; the road is blocked in four places el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares
road blocked cerrado (por obras)
my nose is blocked tengo la nariz taponada
2 (Comput) agrupar
verb:intransitive
(Dep) bloquear; parar
modifier
block and tackle (n) (Téc) aparejo de poleas; (m)
block booking (n) reserva en bloque; (f)
block capitals (n) (letras ) mayúsculas; (f) (f)
in block capitals en mayúsculas; en letra caracteres de imprenta;or
block diagram (n) diagrama de bloques; (m)
block grant (n) subvención en bloque; (f)
block letters (n)
block capitals See culture box in entry block.
block release (n) (Britain) (Educ) exención por estudios; (f)
block vote (n) voto por representación; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "block"

Imperative
  • block
  • you block
  • he/she blocks
  • we block
  • you block
  • they block
Preterite
  • I blocked
  • you blocked
  • he/she blocked
  • we blocked
  • you blocked
  • they blocked
Present Continuous
  • I am blocking
  • you are blocking
  • he/she is blocking
  • we are blocking
  • you are blocking
  • they are blocking
Present Perfect
  • I have blocked
  • you have blocked
  • he/she has blocked
  • we have blocked
  • you have blocked
  • they have blocked
Past Continuous
  • I was blocking
  • you were blocking
  • he/she was blocking
  • we were blocking
  • you were blocking
  • they were blocking
Past Perfect
  • I had blocked
  • you had blocked
  • he/she had blocked
  • we had blocked
  • you had blocked
  • they had blocked
Future
  • I will block
  • you will block
  • he/she will block
  • we will block
  • you will block
  • they will block
Future Perfect
  • I will have blocked
  • you will have blocked
  • he/she will have blocked
  • we will have blocked
  • you will have blocked
  • they will have blocked
Future Continuous
  • I will be blocking
  • you will be blocking
  • he/she will be blocking
  • we will be blocking
  • you will be blocking
  • they will be blocking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been blocking
  • you have been blocking
  • he/she has been blocking
  • we have been blocking
  • you have been blocking
  • they have been blocking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been blocking
  • you will have been blocking
  • he/she will have been blocking
  • we will have been blocking
  • you will have been blocking
  • they will have been blocking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been blocking
  • you had been blocking
  • he/she had been blocking
  • we had been blocking
  • you had been blocking
  • they had been blocking
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