bloccare

Definitions of bloccare
  1. verb
    obstruct access to
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    type of:
    chiudere, impedire, ingorgare, occludere, ostacolare, sbarrare
    block passage through
  2. verb
    block passage through
    synonyms: chiudere, impedire, ingorgare, occludere, ostacolare, sbarrare
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    antonyms:
    disinnestare
    free or remove obstruction from
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    barricare
    block off with barricades
    barricare
    prevent access to by barricading
    asfissiare
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    schermare
    prevent from entering
    interrare
    block with earth, as after a landslide
    barricare
    render unsuitable for passage
    congestionare
    become or cause to become obstructed
    type of:
    contrapporre, contrastare, impacciare, impicciare, incagliare, intralciare, opporre, ostacolare
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  3. verb
    cause an engine to stop
  4. verb
    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
    synonyms: marcare
  5. verb
    stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
    synonyms: congelare, sospendere
  6. verb
    stop from happening or developing
    synonyms: arrestare, fermare, paralizzare, sopprimere
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    type of:
    precludere, proibire, vietare
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  7. verb
    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    synonyms: attraversare, castrare, deludere, deviare, frustrare, limitare, ostacolare, parare, sventare
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    types:
    deludere, disilludere, disingannare, frustrare
    fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
    deludere, disilludere, disincantare, disingannare, spoetizzare
    free from enchantment
    type of:
    precludere, proibire, vietare
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  8. verb
    limit the range or extent of
    synonyms: castrare, inibire, limitare
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    type of:
    contenere, raffrenare, reprimere, terminare
    place limits on (extent or access)
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