mental block in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mental block in the English»French Dictionary

mental block N

mental block

blocage m psychologique

Translations for mental block in the French»English Dictionary

blocage

(mental) block

avoir ou faire un blocage

to have a (mental) block

être bloqué

to have a (mental) block (sur about)

être rebelle à musique, langues étrangères

to have a mental block about

Translations for mental block in the English»French Dictionary

mental [Brit ˈmɛnt(ə)l, Am ˈmɛn(t)l] ADJ

1. mental MED:

mental handicap, illness, patient

mental

mental hospital, institution

psychiatrique

mental ward

de psychiatrie

2. mental (of the mind):

mental ability, effort, energy

intellectuel/-elle

mental process

mental

mental exhaustion

surmenage m intellectuel

mental strain

fatigue f mentale

3. mental (in one's head):

mental calculation, arithmetic, picture

mental

to make a mental note to do

se dire qu'il faut faire

4. mental (mad):

mental inf

fou/folle, malade inf

to go mental

péter un boulon or un câble

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

mental block in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mental block in the English»French Dictionary

mental block N

mental block

blocage m

Translations for mental block in the English»French Dictionary

mental block PSYCH

blocage m

Translations for mental block 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

mental [ˈmentəl, Am -t̬əl] ADJ

1. mental (related to the mind):

mental age, health

mental(e)

2. mental Brit inf (crazy):

mental

fou(folle)

to be mental about sth

être complètement fou de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The meta-layer focuses on an unnamed author trying to write a novel but suffering a severe mental block.

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Looks like there's a mental block when they play the associate sides.

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Unable to recall the actual occurrences due to a forced mental block, she seeks the help of a psychiatrist in overcoming her insomnia.

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It's simply a mental block that gets in the way of progress.

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This creates a mental block that can inhibit performance greatly.

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Whether he is able to put his mental block behind him and start performing, however, remains to be seen.

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Not only is it massively disheartening, it's also part of the reason most of us have a mental block about starting a new regime.

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Mental block is the inability to think clearly, which is oftentimes brought about by fatigue and stress.

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To her surprise, after she mentioned this mental block in an interview posted online, she was flooded with ideas from enthusiastic commenters.

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He refers to this mental block as hangman.

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