Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bloquer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /blokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: bloc‧cà‧re

Verb edit

bloccàre (first-person singular present blòcco, first-person singular past historic bloccài, past participle bloccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to block, block up, block off
  2. to isolate
  3. to stop, immobilize, paralyze, handcuff
  4. to hold up
  5. to sit on
  6. to freeze (prices, employment, etc.)
  7. to blockade
  8. (sports) to stop (a ball, adversary, etc.)
    1. (soccer) to interject (a soccer ball) from the goal with the hands
    2. (rugby) to tackle

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