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bloquer

to block, to stop, to get stuck, to freeze (informal/technical)

b l ɔ . k e
bloqu block + er Infinitive
verb Rare #27,466
to block, to stop Often used for blocking access/passage (a road, a door, a website) or stopping something from moving or progressing.
FR: La police va bloquer la route.
EN: The police are going to block the road.
to get stuck, to freeze (informal/technical) Common with devices/software; also used reflexively (« se bloquer »), but here kept with the exact form « bloquer » in the example.
FR: Mon ordinateur va bloquer si j’ouvre trop d’onglets.
EN: My computer will freeze if I open too many tabs.
Conjugation of bloquer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First bloque —
Second bloques bloquez
Third bloque —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First bloque —
Second bloques —
Third bloque —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second bloque bloquez
bloquer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third bloquait —

Il faut les bloquer face à nous.

We need to block them from facing us.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Il faut bloquer l'accès à cette rue.

Access to this street must be blocked.

Tobias a décidé de bloquer Isabella.

Tobias decided to block Isabella.

Essayez de les bloquer.

Try to block them.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Évite juste de bloquer la Mercedes !

Just don't block the Mercedes!

— Parasite (2019)

Je veux bloquer cette porte pour les entendre arriver.

I want to block this door so I can hear them coming.

Ma manette commence à bloquer.

My controller is starting to stick.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Ils ont coupé le courant pour nous empêcher de bloquer le hacker à distance.

They cut the power to prevent us from blocking the hacker remotely.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Ils ont dû les bloquer à l'entrée.

They must have stopped them at the entrance.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Même avec Calme Total, je n’ai pas pu tous les bloquer.

Even with Total Calm, I couldn't block them all.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Pour des raisons de sécurité, nous avons dû bloquer les sorties.

For security reasons, we had to block the exits.

— [REC] (2007)