Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 50072 6622487 2009-05-19T20:03:03Z Mzajacbot 171613 Robot: bypassing template redirect {{also|Block}} ==English== {{wikipedia}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/blɒk/}}, {{SAMPA|/blQk/}} * {{audio|en-us-block.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ɒk}} * Homophones: [[bloc]] ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A substantial, often approximately [[cuboid]], piece of any substance. #: ''A '''block''' of ice.'' #: ''A '''block''' of stone.'' # A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a [[base]] on which to cut something. #: ''Anne Boleyn placed her head on the '''block''' and awaited her execution.'' # A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets #: ''I'm going for a walk around the '''block'''.'' # {{British}} A [[group]] of buildings in a city or town, [[demarcate]]d by streets. #: ''A '''block''' of flats.'' # The distance from one street to another in a [[city]] that is built (approximately) to a [[grid]] pattern. #: ''The place you are looking for is two long '''blocks''' east and one short '''block''' north.'' # {{slang}} The [[human]] [[head]]. #: ''I'll knock your '''block''' off.'' # A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end. #: ''A '''block''' of 100 tickets.'' # {{computing}} A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical [[sector|sectors]] (see [[cluster]]). # {{computing}} A region of [[code]] in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a [[function]] or [[loop]]. # {{context|rigging}} A [[case]] with one or more [[sheave]]s/[[pulley]]s, used with [[rope]]s to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the [[rigging]] of a [[sailing]] [[ship]]. # {{chemistry}} A portion of a [[macromolecule]], comprising many [[unit]]s, that has at least one [[feature]] not present in adjacent portions. # Something that [[prevent]]s something from [[passing]] (see [[blockage]]). #: ''There's a '''block''' in the pipe that means the water can't get through.'' # {{sports}} An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). # {{Cricket}} A [[shot]] played by holding the [[bat]] [[vertically]] in the [[path]] of the [[ball]], so that it loses [[momentum]] and drops to the [[ground]]. # {{volleyball}} A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the [[hitter]]’s court. # {{philately}} A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage [[stamp]]s, forming a roughly square shape. {{WikiSaurus-link|head}} ====Related terms==== * [[bloc]] ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top4|terms derived from block (noun)}} '''cuboid''' * [[block capitals]] * [[building block]] * [[cinder block]] * [[clinker block]] '''group of buildings''' * [[apartment block]] * [[around the block]] * [[blockbuster]] * [[block of flats]] * [[block party]] {{rel-mid4}} '''distance''' * [[city block]] '''cutting base''' * [[chopping block]] * [[block vote]] {{rel-mid4}} '''prevent passage''' * [[breeze block]] * [[breeze-block]] * [[mental block]] * [[writer's block|writer’s block]] * [[Internet-block]] * [[from the block]] * [[stage blocking]] {{rel-mid4}} '''rigging''' * [[block and tackle]] * [[two-blocked]] '''human head''' * [[blockhead]] '''volleyball''' * [[block assist]] * [[blocking error]] * [[solo block]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Synonyms==== ;volleyball * [[stuff]], [[roof]], [[wall]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|a cuboid piece}} * [[Catalan]]: [[cub]] {{m}}, [[bloc]] {{m}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[積木]], [[積木]] (jī mù) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|blok|n}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kuutio}}, {{t-|fi|järkäle}}, {{t+|fi|lohkare}} * French: {{t+|fr|bloc|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Block|m}}, {{t+|de|Klotz|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: [[גוש]] (gush) {{m}} * Italian: {{t+|it|blocco|m}}, {{t+|it|cubo|m}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|blok|m}} * Portuguese: [[Bloco]] * Spanish: {{t+|es|bloque|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|block|n}}, {{t+|sv|kloss|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a group of buildings demarcated by streets}} * [[Catalan]]: [[illa]] {{f}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[障礙物]], [[障碍物]] (zhàng āi wù) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|blok|n}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kortteli}} * French: [[pâté]] (de maisons) {{m}} * German: [[Häuserblock]] {{m}}, [[Block]] {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|isolato}} * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[گه‌ڕه‌ک]]}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|квартал|m|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|manzana|f}}, {{t+|es|cuadra|f}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kvarter|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|the distance from one street to another}} * [[Catalan]]: [[illa]] {{f}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[街區]],[[街区]] (jiē qū) * Dutch: [[blok]] {{n}}, [[straat]] {{m}} ''or'' {{f}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kortteli}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t+|fr|rue|f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|manzana}}, {{t+|es|cuadra|f}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kvarter|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a base for cutting}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[砧板]], [[砧板]] (zhēn bǎn) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|blok|n}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|pölkky}} * French: {{t+|fr|billot|m}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Block|m}}, {{t+|de|Klotz|m}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ceppo}} * Swedish: [[kubbe]] {{c}}, [[huggkubbe]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a set of paper sheets}} * Chinese tradtional/simplified: [[一批]], [[一批]] (yì pī) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|blok|n}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|vihko}} * French: {{t+|fr|bloc|m}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Block|m}} * Italian: [[blochetto]] {{m}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|block|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|block}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|data storage unit}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|blok|m}} * French: {{t+|fr|bloc|m}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Block|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|block|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|something that prevents passing}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[障礙物]], [[障碍物]] (zhàng āi wù) * Dutch: [[verstopping]] {{f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|este}}, {{t-|fi|tukos}}, {{t-|fi|sulku}} * French: {{t+|fr|blocage|m}}, {{t+|fr|obstruction|f}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Verstopfung|f}} * Hebrew: [[מחסום]] (makhsom) {{m}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ingorgo|m}}, {{t+|it|blocco|m}} * Swedish: [[blockering]] {{c}}, [[stopp]] {{n}}, [[hinder]] {{n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|certain cricket shot}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|part of a ship's rigging}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[索具]], [[索具]] (suǒ jù) * Finnish: [[ploki]], [[pylpyrä]] {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|block}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|portion of macromolecule}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|volleyball}} * Chinese tradtional/simplified: [[排球]], [[排球]] (pái qiú) * French: {{t+|fr|blocage|m}} * Hebrew: [[חסימה]] (khasima) {{f}} {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|blok|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|блок|m|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|head}} * Chinese traditional/simplified: [[頭]], [[頭]] (tóu) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|kop|m}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|nuppi}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t+|fr|tête}}, {{t+|fr|tronche|f}}, {{t+|fr|ciboulot|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|skalle|c}}, {{t+|sv|knopp|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Japanese}}:[[塊]] ([[かたまり]]), [[まな板]] ([[まないた]]), [[区画]] (くかく), [[障害物]] (しょうがいぶつ), [[断頭台]] (だんとうだい), [[アパート]] {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # {{transitive}} To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass. #: ''The pipe is '''blocked'''.'' # {{transitive}} To prevent (something or someone) from passing. #: ''You're '''blocking''' the road - I can't get through.'' # {{transitive}} To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). #: ''His plan to take over the business was '''blocked''' by the boss.'' # {{transitive}} To impede an opponent in sports. #: ''He '''blocked''' the basketball player's shot.'' #: ''The [[offensive lineman|offensive linemen]] tried to '''block''' the blitz.'' # {{transitive|theater}} To specify the positions and movements of the actors. #: ''It was very difficult to '''block''' this scene convincingly.'' # {{transitive|Cricket}} To hit with a block. # {{intransitive|Cricket}} To play a block shot. # {{transitive}} To refuse to communicate with somebody by [[telephone]], [[instant messaging]], etc. #: ''I'm calling you but you're '''block'''ing me! # {{computing}} {{intransitive}} To [[wait]]. #: ''When the condition expression is false, the thread '''blocks''' on the condition variable.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to fill}} * [[Catalan]]: [[bloquejar]], [[blocar]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|verstoppen}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|tukkia}} * French: {{t+|fr|boucher}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|blockieren}}, {{t-|de|verstopfen}} * Hebrew: [[לסתום]] (listom) * Italian: {{t-|it|bloccare}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|blockera}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to prevent passing}} * [[Catalan]]: [[bloquejar]], [[blocar]] * Dutch: [[versperren]], [[blokkeren]] * Finnish: {{t+|fi|estää}} * French: {{t+|fr|bloquer}} * German: {{t+|de|blockieren}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: [[לחסום]] (lakhsom) * Hindi: [[रोकना]] (roknā) * Italian: {{t-|it|bloccare}} * Polish: {{t|pl|blokować}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|blockera}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to prevent an action}} * [[Catalan]]: [[bloquejar]], [[blocar]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|tegenhouden}}, {{t+|nl|verhinderen}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|estää}} * French: {{t+|fr|contrer}} {{trans-mid}} * German: [[abblocken]], [[blockieren]] * Italian: {{t-|it|bloccare}} * Polish: {{t|pl|blokować}} * Swedish: [[förhindra]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|impeding action}} * [[Catalan]]: [[bloquejar]], [[blocar]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|verhinderen}}, {{t+|nl|tegenhouden}} * German: [[abblocken]] {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|stoppare}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|блокировать|sc=Cyrl}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|blockera}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to specify positions and movements of actors}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to use the cricket shot block}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to not answer a person by the phone}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|לסנן|sc=Hebr}} [lesanen], {{t+|he|לחסום|sc=Hebr}} [laHsom] {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ====Related terms==== {{rel-top4|terms derived from block (verb)}} * [[blockage]] {{rel-mid4}} * [[blocking]] {{rel-bottom}} ---- ==Swedish== {{sv-noun|gender=Neuter|block|blocket|block|blocken|blocks|blockets|blocks|blockens}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Sv-block.ogg|audio}} ===Noun=== '''block''' {{IPAchar|ˈblɔk}} {{n}} # [[block#English|block]], [[boulder]] # [[pad]], [[block#English|block]] # [[block#English|block]], [[pulley]] # [[bloc]] [[Category:Swedish nouns]] [[ar:block]] [[et:block]] [[el:block]] [[fa:block]] [[fr:block]] [[gl:block]] [[hy:block]] [[io:block]] [[it:block]] [[kk:block]] [[hu:block]] [[nl:block]] [[no:block]] [[pl:block]] [[ru:block]] [[simple:block]] [[fi:block]] [[sv:block]] [[ta:block]] [[te:block]] [[th:block]] [[uk:block]] [[vi:block]] [[zh:block]]