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masculine

/bloˈkeo/

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Translation

blockade, block

Word origin

From the verb bloquear, borrowed from French bloquer ('to block'), itself from bloc ('block'), of Germanic origin.

Origin
French
Root
bloquer
English cognates
block, blockade

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbloqueos

Examples

.

The road block lasted all morning.

sufrió .

The country suffered an economic blockade for years.

.

I had a mental block during the exam.

impidió llegada .

The blockade of the port prevented goods from arriving.

¿ ?

How do we lift this blockade so soon?

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This word is part of lesson 67.