block
/blɒk/ verb [T]Translation
CANNOT PASS ( also block up) › to prevent anyone or anything from passing through a place
engel olmak, bloke etmek, geçmesine izin vermemek
A fallen tree blocked the road. The sink is blocked up. a blocked drain18621651STOP PROGRESS › to stop something from happening or making progress
tıkamak, engellemek, durdurmak
The council's blocked plans for a new supermarket.1862CANNOT SEE › to be between someone and the thing they are looking at, so that they cannot see
block sth off phrasal verb görüntüyü engellemek, iki kişi ya da şey arasında engel oluşturmak, görüşünü engellemek
A pillar was blocking my view.1862 › to close a road, path, or entrance so that people cannot use it
block sth out phrasal verb engellemek, kapatmak, geçişe engel olmak, kesmek, tıkamak
Police blocked off the road where the body was found.1862NOT THINK › to try to stop yourself thinking about something unpleasant
kendini kötü şeyler düşünmekten uzak tutmak, alıkoymak, engellemek, aklından silmeye çalışmak, düşünmemeye çalışmak
I've blocked out memories of the accident.11181119LIGHT/NOISE › to stop light or noise passing through something
ışık veya sesin gelmesini engellemek, kesmek, durdurmak
Most sunscreens block out UVB radiation.18621500(Definition of block verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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