block [blɒk]
sustantivo
1 [of stone] bloque (m); [of wood] zoquete (m); tarugo (m); (for paving) adoquín (m); (butcher's, executioner's) tajo (m); (toy) (also building block) cubo (m); [of brake] zapata (f); [of cylinder] bloque (m)
on the block (US) con dinero contante y sonante (informal); a tocateja (informal); (Esp)
2 (building) bloque (m); especially (US) (group of buildings) manzana (f); cuadra (f); (LAm)
block of flats (Britain) bloque (m) de pisos; (Esp) edificio (m) de departamentos; (LAm) to walk around the block dar la vuelta a la manzana; three blocks from here especially (US) a tres manzanas de aquí
3 (section) [of tickets, stamps] serie (f)
block of seats grupo (m) de asientos; block of shares paquete (m) de acciones
4 (blockage) (gen) atasco (m); (Med) bloqueo (m)
writer's block bloqueo (m) de escritor; to have a mental block tener un bloqueo mental
verbo transitivo
1 (obstruct) [+road, gangway] bloquear [+traffic, progress] estorbar; impedir; [+pipe] obstruir; (Parl) [+bill] bloquear; (Comm) [+account] bloquear; (Dep) bloquear; parar
to block sb's way cerrar el paso a algn
he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista; am I blocking your view? ¿te estoy tapando?; the road is blocked in four places el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares
road blocked cerrado (por obras)
my nose is blocked tengo la nariz taponada
modificador
block and tackle (n) (Téc) aparejo (m) de poleas
block booking (n) reserva (f) en bloque
block capitals (n) (letras (f)) mayúsculas (f)
in block capitals en mayúsculas; en letra or caracteres de imprenta
block diagram (n) diagrama (m) de bloques
block grant (n) subvención (f) en bloque
block release (n) (Britain) (Educ) exención (f) por estudios
block vote (n) voto (m) por representación