# desbloquear
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From des- (“un-; dis-”) +‎ bloquear (“to block”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /dez.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.keˈa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(h)], /dez.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [dez.bloˈkja(h)], /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /dez.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.keˈa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(h)], /dez.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [dez.bloˈkja(h)], /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /dez.blo.keˈa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.blo.keˈa(ɾ)/, /dez.blo.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [dez.blo.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.bloˈkja(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.blo.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒiz.blo.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.bloˈkja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /deʒ.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.blo.keˈa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.blo.keˈa(χ)], /deʒ.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.blo.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /deʒ.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [deʒ.bloˈkja(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.blo.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʒ.bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.bloˈkja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /dez.blo.keˈa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʒ.bluˈkjaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βluˈkjaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʒ.bluˈkjaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βluˈkjaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨʒ.bluˈkja.ɾi/ [dɨʒ.βluˈkja.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: des‧blo‧que‧ar

### Verb

desbloquear (first-person singular present desbloqueio, first-person singular preterite desbloqueei, past participle desbloqueado)
* to unblock (remove or clear a block or obstruction from)
    Synonym: desimpedir
* to unlock (to obtain access to something)
    Você pode desbloquear o ecrã do celular com sua impressão digital. ― You can unlock the smartphone screen with your fingerprint.
* to jailbreak (to remove an electronic device’s restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Antonyms

* bloquear

#### Related terms

* desbloqueado
* desbloqueador
* desbloqueamento
* desbloqueio

## Spanish
### Etymology

From des (“dis-, un-”) +‎ bloquear (“block”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /desblokeˈaɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞lo.keˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: des‧blo‧que‧ar

### Verb

desbloquear (first-person singular present desbloqueo, first-person singular preterite desbloqueé, past participle desbloqueado)
* (transitive) to clear, unclog, unlock (to undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.)
* (transitive) to unlock (to obtain access to something)
    Puedes desbloquear la pantalla del celular/móvil con la huella dactilar.You can unblock the smartphone screen with your fingerprint.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* desbloqueo

#### Related terms

* bloquear
* bloqueo

### Further reading

* “desbloquear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10