| ترجمات رئيسية |
| block n | (building brick) | لبنة، طوبة |
| | | حجر بناء |
| | They used cement blocks for the foundations of the house. |
| | استخدموا حجارة بناء إسمنتية لوضع أساسات البيت. |
| block n | (chunk of material) | قطعة، كتلة |
| | He used the block of wood to hold the door open. |
| | استخدم كتلة الخشب لإسناد الباب. |
| block n | (unit, group) | فترة، وحدة |
| | The day is based on four ninety-minute blocks of learning, with a half hour break between each block. |
| | اليوم مقسَّم إلى 4 وحدات تعليم تمتدّ كل واحدة منها 90 دقيقة، وهناك استراحة نصف ساعة بين كل وحدة وأخرى. |
| block n | US (distance: street section) | مفرق، مفترق |
| | The post office is three blocks in that direction. |
| | يقع مكتب البريد على بعد ثلاثة مفارق في ذلك الاتجاه. |
block,
city block n | US (street section) | مربع سكني |
| | | "بلوك" |
| | The grocer's shop is on the same block as the pharmacy. |
| | متجر البقالة والصيدلية هما في نفس المربّع السكنيّ. |
block,
entire city block n | US (square enclosed by streets) | مربع سكني |
| | | "بلوك" |
| | The new building will cover the entire city block. |
| | سيغطّي المبنى الجديد كامل "البلوك". |
| block [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (obstruct) | يسد |
| | He tried to reach his home but police officers blocked his path. |
| | حاول الوصول إلى بيته لكن رجال الشرطة سدّوا طريقه. |
| block [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (prevent) | يمنع |
| | The President called on Republicans to stop blocking progress on bills to boost the economy. |
| | طلب الرئيس من الجمهوريين أن يكفوا عن منع السير في مشاريع القانون من أجل تعزيز الاقتصاد. |
| block [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (internet: prevent from accessing) | يحظر، يحجب |
| | This security software blocks any website with adult content. |
| | هذا البرنامج الأمنيّ يحجب أي موقع على الإنترنت يتضمن محتويات للكبار فقط. |
| block [sb/sth] vtr | (prevent from contacting) | يحظر شيئًا/شخصًا، يحجب شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | You should block trolls on social media sites. |
| | Zoe kept getting sales calls from the same company, so she blocked their number. |
| | عليك أن تحظر المتصيِّدين في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي. // بقيت "زوي" تتلقى عروض مبيعات على هاتفها من نفس الشركة، فحجبت رقمهم. |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| block n | often plural (child's toy cube) | مكعب |
| | The child really liked the blocks with the coloured letters on them. |
| block n | (pulley) | بكرة |
| | The sailors used block and tackle to raise the sails. |
| block n | figurative (obstacle) | عائق |
| | Severe criticism by a teacher can be a block to learning. |
| block n | (sports: impeding opponent) | صدة |
| | The block was effective because it freed his teammate to score. |
| block n | (large building) | بناية، مبنى |
| | The new office block is taller than other buildings in the neighbourhood. |
| block n | (quantity of stocks) | كمية |
| | He sold a block of stock to raise cash. |
| block n | (memory lapse) | غياب عن الذاكرة |
| | I have a block and can't remember her name. |
| | غاب اسمها عن ذاكرتي. |
| block n | (section of text) (من نص) | جزء |
| | You can highlight a block of text and move it somewhere else on the page. |
| block n | slang (head) | رأس |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
| | The drunk threatened to knock the other guy's block off. |
| block n | Can, AU, NZ (area of land) (من أرض) | مساحة |
| block⇒ vi | (sports: hinder) | يصد الكرة |
| | In basketball defence, it is the tall player's job to block. |
| block [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (sports: hinder) | يصد |
| | The basketball player blocked the shot. |
| | صد لاعب كرة السلة التسديدة. |
| block [sth]⇒ vtr | (knitting: shape) (في الحياكة) | يعيد تسوية شيء |
| | When you've knitted a garment, washing and blocking it will make it look its best. |
| block [sth] vtr | (theater: designate positions, action) (تخطيط المواقع والحركة في المسرح) | يجري الإخراج على الورق لشيء |
| | The director is blocking the first act this morning. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
block | blocking |
| block [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (art: fill in masses) | يوضح معالم الصورة، يوضح معالم الرسمة |
| | First I do a rough sketch on the canvas, then I block in the major colors. |
| block [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (make inaccessible, blockade) | يقفل شيئًا، يسدّ شيئًا |
| | They blocked off the main road so that the President's motorcade could drive through securely. |
block [sth] out,
block out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (artist: draw rough shapes) | يخط، يرسم |
| | The artist begins the drawing by blocking out a rough sketch. |
block [sth] out,
block out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (outline or plan roughly) | يستعرض شيئًا بشكل تقريبي |
| | The writer starts by blocking out her story. |
| block [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (obstruct) | يسدّ شيئًا |
| | He had blocked up the exit so we couldn't leave. |
صيغ مركبة:
block | blocking |
| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) | نسخة من أبيه |
| | (مجازي) | هذا الشبل من ذاك الأسد |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| apartment block n | (building: flats, apartments) | عمارة شقق، مبنى شققيّ |
| | Twelve families live in my apartment block. |
| auction block n | (auctioneer's platform) | منصة المزاد |
| | The house ended up on the auction block. |
| be a stumbling block to [sth] v expr | figurative (hinder progress) | يقف عائقًا أمام شيء |
| | The issue proved to be a stumbling block during the peace talks. |
| block and tackle npl | (ropes, chains used to hoist) | رافعة ببكرة، بكَّارة، رافعة دولابية |
| block booking n | (large reservation) | حجز جماعيّ |
| block booking n | (movies: sale of multiple films) (فرض بيع عدة أفلام) | تعاقُد بالجملة |
| block capitals npl | (letters: upper-case) (في لغات أجنبية) | أحرف كبيرة |
| | Sign your name here and print it in block capitals here. |
| block diagram n | (chart: shows a process) | رسم بياني تنظيمي، مخطَّط مراحل |
| block grant n | US (government funding) | منحة مقطوعة |
| | Many communities use federal block grants to improve services. |
| block letter n | (style of lettering) (في لغات أجنبية) | الكتابة بأحرف منفصلة |
| block letter n | (hand-written capital letter) (في لغات أجنبية) | حرف كبير مكتوب باليد |
| block of flats n | UK (apartment building) | بناية شقق |
| | She lived on the third floor of a block of flats. |
| block [sth] out vtr + adv | (light: keep out) | يسدّ، يحجب |
| | They hung thick dark curtains to block the sunlight out. |
| block [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | figurative (refuse to listen, think) | يتفادى التفكير في شخص/شيء |
| | Some people abuse drugs or alcohol to block out bad memories. |
| block party n | US (neighbourhood celebration) (حفلة تجمع الجيران) | حفلة الحَي |
| | All neighbors joined in a great block party to celebrate Halloween. |
| block print n | (art: print made by woodcut) | الزخرفة بالقوالب |
| | The students are doing block prints in their art class. |
| building block n | (child's toy cube) (من ألعاب الأطفال) | مكعب بناء |
| | The little girl made a tower with her wooden building blocks. |
| building block n | (construction: brick) | لبنة البناء |
| | We raised the rain barrel by putting it on four concrete building blocks. |
| building block n | figurative (fundamental element) | عنصر أساسي |
| | Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. |
chockablock (US),
chock-a-block (UK) adj | informal (packed or stuffed full) | مليء بالكامل |
| | | مكتظ، يعجّ |
chockablock with [sth] (US),
chock-a-block with [sth] (UK) adj + prep | informal (completely full of: things, people) | مليء بالكامل بشيء |
| | | مكتظ بشيء، يعجّ بشيء |
| chopping block n | (used in decapitation) | خشبة قطع الرأس |
| | Visitors to the Tower of London can still see the executioner's axe and the chopping block used to behead two of Henry VIII's unfortunate wives. |
| chopping block n | (board for cutting food) | لوح تقطيع الطعام، خشبة الفرم |
| on the chopping block expr | figurative (about to be ended or reduced) | على المحكّ |
cinder block (US),
breeze block (UK) n | (breeze block) | قالب بناء إسمنتي، آجرّة بناء، طوب بناء |
| | Cinder blocks are the norm in tropical areas where termites and storms cause major problems for wood construction. |
cinder block,
cinder toffee n | (confection: honeycomb) (نوع من الحلوى) | توفي خفيف |
| | The taste of cinder block takes me back to my childhood. |
| city block n | (area surrounded by streets) | مجمع المدينة |
| | That limousine looks like it's almost a city-block long. |
| concrete block n | (brick made of concrete) | لبنة خرسانية، طوب خرساني |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | حجر باطون |
| | Concrete blocks are strong but susceptible to forceful vibration. |
| cylinder block | (mechanics) (في الميكانيكا) | مجموعة الأسطوانات، كتلة الأسطوانات |
| epidural block n | (anaesthetic: injected into spine) | تخدير فوق الجافية |
| | A common local anaesthetic during childbirth is an epidural block in the spine. |
| have been round/around the block v expr | slang, figurative (be experienced) | جرّب، تمرّس |
| heart block n | (cardiac disorder) (من اضطرابات القلب) | إحصار القلب، حصْر قلبي |
ice pack,
icepack,
ice block n | (freezable pack used in coolers) | عبوة ثلج |
| | Linda slipped a couple of ice packs into the bag to keep the picnic food fresh. |
Lego brick,
Lego block,
a piece of Lego,
also US: Lego n | ® (piece in a Lego set) | قطعة ليغو |
| mental block n | (inability to recall) | نسيان مفاجئ |
| | When he stepped onto the stage he had a sudden mental block and couldn't remember any of his lines. |
| nerve block n | (type of local anaesthetic) (نوع من التبنيج الموضعي) | إحصار عصبيّ |
| | After the nerve block was administered I couldn't feel anything below my waist. |
| new kid on the block n | US, informal, figurative (newcomer) | وافد جديد |
| office block n | (multi-storey office building) | مبنى مكاتب |
| | My company is on the 4th floor of an office block. |
| on the block expr | US (for sale at auction) | للبيع في مزاد علني |
| on the block expr | figurative (at risk: said of head) (مجازي: في خطر) | تحت المقصلة |
| | It's alright for you; it'll be my head on the block if we get this wrong. |
| pillow block n | (engineering: metal support) (في الهندسة) | كرسيّ تحميل |
| put [sth] on the block v expr | (offer for sale at auction) | يعرض شيئًا في المزاد |
| spinal block n | (anaesthetic in the spine) | تخدير نخاعيّ |
| starting block n | (athletics: foot-positioning device) (أداة تموضع قدمي الرياضي قبل الانطلاق) | مسند البداية، مسند الانطلاق |
| stumbling block n | figurative (obstacle to progress) (أمام التقدّم) | عائق، حجر عثرة، عقبة |
| | Henry's broken Spanish was a stumbling block to his finding a job in Madrid. |
sunblock,
sun block n | (cream to prevent sunburn) | كريم ضد الشمس، كريم حماية من الشمس |
| | Make sure to wear sunblock when you go to the beach. |
| tower block n | (building: high-rise) | برج، مبنى شاهق |
woodblock,
wood block n | (block of wood for printing) | روسم خشبيّ |
| writer's block n | (author: inability to write) | قفلة الكاتب، انقطاع الوحي عن الكاتب |