block in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for block 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

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

block booking N

block booking

location f de groupe

block in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

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

block 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

to block somebody's path

bloquer le passage de qn

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

A tweakable block cipher accepts a second input called the "tweak" along with its usual plaintext or ciphertext input.

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The configuration consists of inlet valves located in the cylinder head and exhaust valves located in the cylinder or engine block.

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This includes the oil production plant, the accommodation block and the drilling rig.

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The money was stored in a cement-block strong room with a round-the-clock private security guard.

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The main block has five bays, with the entrance bay in the centre; the second and fourth bays are recessed.

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Continents and basin topography often block continuous flow and help deflect the moving water into a circular pattern.

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It was excavated between 1994 and 1996, before the current office block was erected.

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The detritus is powdery dissolved metal that fills the etched grooves and can also block the acid from biting evenly into the exposed plate surfaces.

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With it you can take on the world; without it, you remain stuck on the starting block of your own potential.

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Others are awkwardly zig-zagging tricksters or flowers whose stems grow towards you and threaten to block off your movement.

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