| Traduções principais |
| obstruct sth/sb vtr | (block) | obstruir vt |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | The fallen rocks obstructed the road. |
| stymie sth vtr | (thwart) | entravar, bloquear vt |
| | The soccer team's rivals stymied their efforts by stealing all of their soccer balls. |
| block sth out vtr + adv | (light: keep out) | tapar vt |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | They hung thick dark curtains to block the sunlight out. |
| | Eles penduraram cortinas grossas escuras para bloquear a luz solar. |
| block sth off vtr phrasal sep | (make inaccessible, blockade) | bloquear, obstruir vt |
| | They blocked off the main road so that the President's motorcade could drive through securely. |
| knock sb back vtr phrasal sep | informal (impede progress of) (impedir o progresso de) | bloquear vt |
| | The unexpected obstacle knocked her back and she was not able to finish on time. |
close sth off,
close off sth vtr phrasal sep | (block, shut off) | bloquear vt |
| | The police closed off the road due to a bad accident. |
rope sth off,
rope off sth vtr phrasal sep | (block access to, cordon off) | bloquear vt |
| | (com cordas) | isolar vt |
| | | cercar vt |
| | The police roped off the area where the crime was committed. |
| | The police roped off the crime scene. |
| lock sth off vtr phrasal sep | (waterway: close with a lock) | bloquear vt |
| blocking n | (stretching and shaping fabric) (esticar e moldar tecido) | bloquear vt |
| | Blocking is a technique used when fabric is off grain. |
| stonewall vi | figurative (put up resistance) (figurado, criar resistência) | bloquear vt |
| | | obstruir vt |
| blockade sth vtr | (close off, obstruct) (obstruir) | bloquear vt |
| | Protestors blockaded the entrance to the council offices. |
| lock sth off vtr phrasal sep | (close off area) | bloquear vt |
| deflect sth vtr | (sport: block) (esporte: bloqueio) | desviar, bloquear vt |
| | The boxer skillfully deflected his opponent's punches. |
| cordon sth vtr | (restrict access to) | bloquear, cercar vt |
| | They have cordoned the whole area and told residents to stay away. |
| | Eles bloquearam toda a área e falaram para os moradores ficarem longe. |
| lock sb out vtr + adv | (computing: prevent access) (computação) | impedir o acesso loc v |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | If you type in the wrong password three times, the website will lock you out. |
| | Se você digitar a senha errada três vezes, o site irá impedir o acesso. |
| shut sth out vtr phrasal sep | (sound, sight: block) (figurado, mentalmente) | bloquear vt |
| | Lauren tried to shut out the images in her mind. |
| | Lauren tentou bloquear as imagens em sua mente. |
| lock sb out of sth v expr | (computing: prevent access) (computação) | impedir o acesso loc v |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | The system will lock you out of the site if you answer the security questions incorrectly. |
| | O sistema vai impedir o seu acesso ao site se você responder as perguntas de segurança incorretamente. |
| shut sb/sth out vtr phrasal sep | US (team: prevent scoring) | bloquear vt |
| | The team's failure to shut the opposition out was extremely worrying. |
| | A incapacidade do time de bloquear os adversários era extremamente preocupante. |
| block sth vtr | figurative (prevent) | impedir vt |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | | obstruir vt |
| | The President called on Republicans to stop blocking progress on bills to boost the economy. |
| | O presidente apelou aos Republicanos para que parassem de impedir o avanço de projetos de lei para alavancar a economia. |
| block sb/sth vtr | (internet: prevent from accessing) | bloquear vt |
| | This security software blocks any website with adult content. |
| | Este software de segurança bloqueia qualquer site com conteúdo adulto. |
| Traduções complementares |
| block vi | (sports: hinder) | bloquear vt |
| | In basketball defence, it is the tall player's job to block. |
| | Na defesa do basquete, o trabalho do jogador alto é bloquear. |
| close sth vtr | (block) | fechar, bloquear vt |
| | Workers have closed the road. |
| | Os trabalhadores fecharam a estrada. |
| stop sth vtr | (block) | bloquear vt |
| | The goalkeeper stopped the shot. |
| | O goleiro bloqueou o chute. |
| stop sth vtr | (close) (fechar) | bloquear vt |
| | The leaves stopped the drain. |
| | As folhas bloquearam o bueiro. |
| stop sb vtr | (sports: check) (esportes) | bloquear vt |
| | The player stopped his opponent against the boards. |
| | A jogadora bloqueou a adversária contra as placas. |
| block sth/sb vtr | (sports: hinder) | bloquear vt |
| | The basketball player blocked the shot. |
| | O jogador de basquete bloqueou o lance. |
| stuff sth vtr | (plug) | encher, tapar, bloquear vt |
| | The pipe was leaking, so Ben stuffed it with rags. |
| | O cano estava vazando, por isso Ben o encheu com estopa. |
| check sb vtr | US, Can (hockey: block player) (esporte) | bloquear vt |
| | Never check another hockey player from behind because it could cause a serious spinal injury. |
| | Nunca bloqueie outro jogador de hóquei por trás, pois isso pode causar uma lesão vertebral grave. |