blocks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blocks in the English»French Dictionary

I.block [Brit blɒk, Am blɑk] N

1. block (slab):

block

bloc m

a block of ice/marble

un bloc de glace/marbre

a block of ice cream

une glace f (au litre)

2. block (building):

block of flats

immeuble m (d'habitation)

office/residential block

immeuble de bureaux/d'habitation

administration block

bâtiment m administratif

science block

bloc m scientifique

3. block (group of buildings):

block

pâté m de maisons

to drive round the block

faire le tour du pâté de maisons

he lives three blocks away Am

il habite à trois rues d'ici

the bank is two blocks south Am

la banque est à deux rues d'ici au sud

4. block (for butcher, executioner):

block

billot m

to put or lay one's head on the block fig

donner sa tête à couper

5. block (group):

block (of seats, tickets)

groupe m

block (of stamps)

bloc m

block (of shares)

paquet m

block (of shares)

tranche f

a block of three lessons

trois cours d'affilée

6. block (obstruction):

block

obstacle m

block

entrave f

to be a block to reform, agreement

être un obstacle à

to be a block to progress

être une entrave au progrès

to put a block on price, sale

bloquer

to put a block on initiative

entraver

7. block TYPO:

block

cliché m

8. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

9. block TECH (housing pulleys):

block

palan m

10. block (head):

block inf

caboche f inf

block inf

tête f

I'll knock your block off sl

je vais te casser la figure inf

11. block RAIL:

block

canton m

12. block SPORTS:

block

obstruction f

II.blocks N

blocks npl (ballet shoes):

blocks

chaussons mpl à pointes

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

1. block (obstruct):

block exit, road, pass

bloquer

block drain, gutter, hole, artery

boucher

block traffic

gêner

to block sb's way or path

barrer le passage à qn

to have a blocked nose

avoir le nez bouché

2. block (impede):

block market, project

bloquer

block advance, escape, progress

faire obstacle à

block bill

faire opposition à

you're blocking my light

tu me caches la lumière

you're blocking my view

tu me bouches la vue

3. block FIN:

block assets, currency, funds

bloquer

4. block SPORTS:

block ball, opponent, rope

bloquer

building block N

1. building block (child's toy):

building block

cube m

a set of building blocks

un jeu de cubes

2. building block (basic element):

building block fig

élément m de base

brake block N

brake block

patin m de frein

I.block out VB [Brit blɒk -, Am blɑk -] (block out [sth], block [sth] out)

1. block out (hide):

block out view

boucher

block out light, sun

cacher

2. block out (suppress):

block out memory, problem

refouler

I.block off VB [Brit blɒk -, Am blɑk -] (block [sth] off, block off [sth])

1. block off (seal off):

block off road, path

barrer

2. block off PHOTO (mask):

block off negative

masquer

I.block in VB [Brit blɒk -, Am blɑk -] (block [sb/sth] in)

1. block in (when parking):

block in car, driver

bloquer

2. block in ART:

block in area, figure

colorer

I.block up VB [Brit blɒk -, Am blɑk -] (block up [sth], block [sth] up)

block up artery, drain, gutter, hole, street:

block up

boucher

block-book VB trans

block-book seats, rooms:

block-book

louer [qc] en groupe

block capital N TYPO

block capital

majuscule f d'imprimerie

in block capitals (on form)

en caractères mpl d'imprimerie

in block capitals (on form)

en capitales fpl d'imprimerie

block diagram N

1. block diagram:

block diagram COMPUT, ELECTRON

schéma m fonctionnel

2. block diagram:

block diagram GEOL, GEOG

bloc-diagramme m

blocks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blocks in the English»French Dictionary

I.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] N

1. block (solid lump of sth):

block

bloc m

block of wood

tronçon m

2. block (for executions):

block

billot m

to go to the block

monter à l'échafaud

to go on the block Am

être mis aux enchères

to put one's head on the block fig

mettre sa tête à prix

3. block COMPUT:

block

bloc m

4. block ARCHIT:

block

pâté m de maisons

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

immeuble m

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

conciergerie f Quebec

two blocks away Am

à deux rues d'ici

5. block (barrier):

block a. fig

entrave f

a block to sth

un obstacle à qc

mental block PSYCH

blocage m

6. block GAMES:

building block

cube m de construction

II.block [blɒk, Am blɑ:k] VB trans

block road, passage

bloquer

block pipe

boucher

block out VB trans

block out light

bloquer

block out thoughts

bloquer

mental block N

mental block

blocage m

block up VB trans

block up

boucher

office block N Aus, Brit

office block

complexe m de bureaux

stumbling block N

stumbling block

obstacle m

cylinder block N TECH

cylinder block

bloc-cylindres m

starting block N

starting block

starting-block m

breeze block [brɪ:z blɒk] N

breeze block

moellon m

block off VB trans

block off road:

block off

barrer

blocks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a high-rise block/building

une tour

to go to the block

monter à l'échafaud

to go on the block Am

être mis aux enchères

to put one's head on the block fig

mettre sa tête à prix

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

immeuble m

block of flats Brit, apartment block Am

conciergerie f Quebec

two blocks away Am

à deux rues d'ici

to be a chip off the old block inf

tenir de ses ancêtres

to move into a block of flats Brit

peupler un immeuble

to sculpt sth out of a block of marble

façonner qc dans un bloc de marbre

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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Gastric branch vagotomy blocks nutrient and cholecystokinin-induced suppression of gastric emptying.

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These plans were for the demolition of 1,416 homes including 17 of the 34 tower blocks and 24 of the 27 maisonette blocks.

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

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The housing estate was built as council housing and includes tower blocks and terraced tenement flats in addition to some low-rise terraced houses.

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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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The individual unconsciously blocks these pathways in order to function in everyday life.

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In more recent years several new residential blocks for undergraduates and graduates have been added, thanks in part to a series of generous benefactions.

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

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It is easy to use blocks, strips of paper, tiddlywinks or whatever to demonstrate the concept.

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