Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bloquer.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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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