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block out VB trans

1. block out (ignore):

to block out emotions/the past/thoughts

Gefühle/die Vergangenheit/Gedanken verdrängen

to block out noise/pain

Lärm/Schmerzen ausschalten

2. block out (obscure):

to block out the light

das Licht nicht durchlassen [o. abhalten]

that building blocks out the sunlight from this room

das Gebäude nimmt diesem Raum das Sonnenlicht

3. block out (sketch):

to block out ⇆ sth

etw in Umrissen entwerfen

4. block out (suppress):

to block out ⇆ sth

etw unterdrücken

5. block out PHOTO:

to block out ⇆ sth

etw [weg]retouchieren

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to block out the light

das Licht nicht durchlassen [o. abhalten]

to block out noise/pain

Lärm/Schmerzen ausschalten

to block out emotions/the past/thoughts

Gefühle/die Vergangenheit/Gedanken verdrängen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Residual magnetism is considered to block out non-residual fields. en.wikipedia.org

At this time, they mentally block out all other pens as distractors to aid in closing in on just the red pen. en.wikipedia.org

Pigments are finely grounded materials that give out colors or block out the surface beneath it. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, his iron shield can block out flames and his metal net is capable of energy manipulation. en.wikipedia.org

He could block out 2-3 opponents to give teammates a chance to grab a rebound. en.wikipedia.org

For example, on hot, sunny days the tint in the windows would darken to reduce glare and block out heat. en.wikipedia.org

The mountains block out the summer monsoon, and summer rainfall is thus quite low. en.wikipedia.org

The dry regions are plagued by sandstorms, known as haboob, which can completely block out the sun. en.wikipedia.org

At one point, humans attempted to block out the machines' source of solar power by covering the sky in thick, stormy clouds. en.wikipedia.org

All its windows were covered with brown paper to block out light and netting to catch splinters of shattered glass. en.wikipedia.org

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