bloquear
verbo transitivo
1 (obstaculizar) [+entrada, salida] to block (off); [+camino, proyecto, proceso] to block
un tractor bloqueaba la carretera the road was blocked by a tractor; a tractor was blocking the road; bloquearon la puerta con un sillón they blocked o barricaded the door with an armchair; los manifestantes bloquearon la calle en protesta the demonstrators blocked the street as a protest; la oposición bloqueó la ley en la cámara the opposition blocked the bill in parliament; la policía nos bloqueó el paso the police barred our way
verbo pronominal
bloquearse1 (paralizarse) [+persona]
me bloqueé en el examen my mind went blank in the exam; I had a (mental) blank in the exam; cuando me habla me bloqueo when he speaks to me I get completely tongue-tied; me quedé bloqueado ante tanta información I was overwhelmed by the amount of information; siempre me bloqueo ante el peligro I always freeze in the face of danger