# bloquear
## Galician
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bloquer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /blokeˈaɾ/ [blo.keˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: blo‧que‧ar

### Verb

bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueo, first-person singular preterite bloqueei, past participle bloqueado) bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueio, first-person singular preterite bloqueei, past participle bloqueado, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to block
* to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct
    Unha árbore bloquea o pasoA tree is blocking [off] the passage.
* to jam, to wedge, to fix in place
* to freeze (e.g. prices)
    As agricultores queren bloquear o prezo do seu trigo.The farmers are wishing to block the price of their wheat.
* to block, to impede, to hinder
    A adrenalina pode ralentizar ou bloquear o traballo.Adrenaline can slow down or impede work.
* (reflexive, of a computer program) To freeze, to lock up
* (reflexive) To become jammed

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* bloqueo
* desbloquear
* xeobloquear

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* blockear (Internet slang)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bloquear, from French bloquer.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [blo.keˈa(h)], /blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [bloˈkja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [blo.keˈa(h)], /blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [blo.kɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [bloˈkja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /blo.keˈa(ɾ)/, /blo.kiˈa(ɾ)/ [blo.kɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /bloˈkja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /blo.keˈa(ʁ)/ [blo.keˈa(χ)], /blo.kiˈa(ʁ)/ [blo.kɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /bloˈkja(ʁ)/ [bloˈkja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /blo.keˈa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bluˈkjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bluˈkjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /bluˈkja.ɾi/
* Rhymes: -aʁ, -aɾ
* Hyphenation: blo‧que‧ar

### Verb

bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueio, first-person singular preterite bloqueei, past participle bloqueado)
* to block

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* bloqueio
* desbloquear
* geobloquear

### Further reading

* “bloquear”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “bloquear”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “bloquear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “bloquear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “bloquear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bloquer, and perhaps also English block.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /blokeˈaɾ/ [blo.keˈaɾ]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: blo‧que‧ar

### Verb

bloquear (first-person singular present bloqueo, first-person singular preterite bloqueé, past participle bloqueado)
* (transitive) to block
* to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct
    Un árbol bloquea el pasoA tree is blocking [off] the passage.
* to jam, to wedge, to fix in place
* to freeze (e.g. prices)
    Los agricultores quieren bloquear el precio de su trigo.The farmers are wishing to block the price of their wheat.
* to block, to impede, to hinder, to stymie
    La adrenalina puede ralentizar o bloquear el trabajo.Adrenaline can slow down or impede work.
* (reflexive, of a computer program) to freeze, to lock up
* (reflexive) to become jammed

#### 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

* bloqueo
* desbloquear
* geobloquear

#### Descendants

* → Portuguese: bloquear

### Further reading

* “bloquear”, 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