Bloquear (en. Block)

/blo.keˈaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To prevent the continuity or development of something.

The bad weather blocked the advance of the expedition.

El mal tiempo bloqueó el avance de la expedición.

To close access to a place or a network.

They decided to block the entrance to the event for security control.

Decidieron bloquear la entrada al evento para control de seguridad.

To interrupt the functioning of a device or application.

The virus blocked the operating system of the computer.

El virus bloqueó el sistema operativo de la computadora.

To make something unable to be used or accessed.

I decided to block his phone number after the disturbances.

Decidí bloquear su número de teléfono después de las molestias.

From Latin 'bloccāre', which means 'to block' or 'to close'.

to block the way

To prevent someone from advancing through a path or place.

bloquear el paso

to block an account

To suspend access to a bank account or on social networks.

bloquear una cuenta

to block communication

To prevent dialogue or exchange of information.

bloquear la comunicación

blockage

Action of blocking something.

bloqueo

blocker

Device or substance that blocks something, such as the sun.

bloqueador

block

Set of elements that are treated as a unit.

bloque

To close access to a group on social networks.

I blocked him on Facebook because he wouldn't stop bothering me.

Lo bloqueé en Facebook porque no paraba de molestar.

To not allow someone to communicate with you.

After our fight, I decided to block him everywhere.

Después de nuestra pelea, decidí bloquearlo en todas partes.