block out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for block out in the English»French Dictionary

I.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] N

III.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] VB trans

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

block out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for block out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They block out some valuable material along with the harmful material deemed obscene.
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The mountains block out the summer monsoon, and summer rainfall is thus quite low.
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These particles could block out certain types of radiation, including radar and radio signals.
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They were defeated by dispersing the protective clouds they had created to block out the sun, as sunlight is deadly to their species.
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All its windows were covered with brown paper to block out light and netting to catch splinters of shattered glass.
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The dry regions are plagued by sandstorms, known as haboob, which can completely block out the sun.
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Retiring to a bedroom, drawing the curtains to block out daylight and closing the door are common methods of achieving this.
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For example, on hot, sunny days the tint in the windows would darken to reduce glare and block out heat.
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Recommendations included protection from intruders and vandals, as well as different fencing to block out the view of adjacent housing.
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Additionally, his iron shield can block out flames and his metal net is capable of energy manipulation.
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