Translations for „blocks“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . block [blɒk] N

1. block (solid lump):

block

blok m

block of wood

[lesena] klada

2. block (toy):

building block

[lego] kocka

3. block (for executions):

block

tnalo n

to be sent to the block

biti obsojen na smrt z obglavljenjem

4. block SPORTS:

the blocks pl

odrivna podlaga f

5. block Brit (building):

block

stolpnica f

block of flats

stanovanjski blok

tower block

stanovanjska/poslovna stolpnica

6. block (part of neighbourhood):

block esp Am Aus

ulični blok m

block esp Am Aus

ulica f

she lives two blocks away

živi dve ulici stran

7. block usu sing (obstruction):

block

ovira f

block

blokada f

8. block (pulley):

block

škripec m

block

vitel m

II . block [blɒk] ADJ

to make block bookings

narediti skupinske rezervacije

III . block [blɒk] VB trans

block

blokirati [perf zablokirati]

block artery, pipeline

zamaševati [perf zamašiti]

block exit, passage

zapirati [perf zapreti]

block exit, passage

zagrajevati [perf zagraditi]

block progress

preprečevati [perf preprečiti]

block account

zamrzniti

block ball

blokirati

block view

zastirati [perf zastreti]

block off VB trans

block

zapirati [perf zapreti]

block

blokirati [perf zablokirati]

block out VB trans

1. block (ignore):

block emotions, thoughts

izbrisati

block emotions, thoughts

potlačiti

block emotions, thoughts noise, pain

odmisliti

block emotions, thoughts noise, pain

zatirati [perf zatreti]

2. block (obscure):

to block out the light

zastreti

block up VB trans

block (obstruct)

zapirati [perf zapreti]

block (clog)

zamaševati [perf zamašiti]

my nose is all blocked up

imam čisto zamašen nos

block ˈcapi·tals N pl

block capitals

velike tiskane črke f pl

in block capitals

z velikimi tiskanimi črkami

ˈchop·ping block N

chopping block

tnalo n

ˈcyl·in·der block N TECH

cylinder block

cilindrski blok m

ˈof·fice block N Brit Aus

office block

poslovna stavba f

ˈscrib·bling block N, ˈscrib·bling pad N

scribbling block

notes m

scribbling block

beležka f

ˈstum·bling block N

stumbling block

ovira f

stumbling block

prepreka f

to be a stumbling block to sth

biti ovira za kaj

ˈtow·er block N Brit

tower block

stolpnica f

tower block

nebotičnik m

chock-a-block [ˌtʃɒkəˈblɒk] ADJ inf

chock-a-block

natlačen

chock-a-block

poln

block N

User Entry

(engine) block AUTO

glava (motorja) f

Usage examples with blocks

she lives two blocks away

živi dve ulici stran

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was an early adopter of starting blocks rather than digging footholds in the cinder tracks.

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It causes a thick sticky mucus to be produced and blocks the bronchial tubes and prevents enzymes from digesting food.

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Amazingly there is no trace of errata or omission on any of the wood blocks.

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Cylinder blocks mounted with an included 60-degree angle onto inclined upper faces of a two-piece crankcase.

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Three suspects crashed their getaway car two blocks from the school, fleeing from a nearby home.

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Other synthetic molecular knots have a distinct globular shape and nanometer sized dimensions that make them potential building blocks in nanotechnology.

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One can walk into the quarter, where people are always engrossed with dyes and blocks.

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The group locates the rooftop exit, but a solid concrete wall blocks them from progressing.

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Most housing is traditional, 1960s terraced houses, but there have also been rows of flats with communal stairways, demolished in the 1980s, and several blocks of high-rise flats.

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Exposure to light through windows is insufficient because glass almost completely blocks UVB light.

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