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I . block [blɑːk, Brit blɒk] N

1. block a. of wood:

block (solid lump)
bloco m
block (toy)
cubo m

2. block esp Am:

block (city block)
quarteirão m
block (neighborhood)
bairro m

4. block (barrier):

block
barreira f
mental block
bloqueio m mental

II . block [blɑːk, Brit blɒk] VB trans

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block off VB trans

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stumbling block N

tower block N Brit

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Similarly, mergers between insured depository institutions and non-insured depository institutions that have a bad track record in combating money-laundering could be blocked.
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When this road was blocked, it then reversed at speed, ending up within the funeral cortege.
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This building was right in the middle of the fishhook, and it blocked people's ability to kind of connect the dots.
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The parcels train now blocked the track upon which the excursion train was attached.
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The other could easily be blocked, perhaps by a herd of sheep or a heavy cart, giving the smugglers time for a leisurely escape.
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The canals were then dammed and the bell was lifted by raising the water level by the addition of earth into the blocked canal.
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The analgesic action can be blocked by naloxone or yohimbine in mice which suggests mediation by alpha 2-adrenoceptor stimulated release of endogenous opioids.
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If these channels were to be blocked, as evidence suggests, it would turn into a swamp, diverting the water into smaller distributary channels.
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They find the road blocked, but hear a chopper approaching.
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Meanwhile, toting wire-cutters and secateurs, he sawed and sliced his way along paths which were often overgrown or blocked, so as to write up a walk for his magazine.
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