block off

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, einen Bereich, einen Durchgang oder eine Route zu sperren oder abzuriegeln, um den Zugang oder die Durchfahrt zu verhindern.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of obstructing or closing an area, passage, or route to prevent access or movement.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Obstruct or closeformal

   To prevent access or movement by placing a barrier or obstacle.

   Blockieren

   • The police blocked off the street due to the accident.
   • They blocked off the entrance with a large gate.
   • Construction workers blocked off the sidewalk for repairs.

   Synonymebarricadeclosecorkdamobstructoccludeplugsealshut offstop up

   Antonymeclearopenunblock

2. Isolate or separateinformal

   To separate an area or thing from its surroundings.

   Absperren oder trennen

   • We blocked off a section of the room for the meeting.
   • The garden was blocked off from the rest of the property.
   • They blocked off the kitchen during the renovation.

   Synonymeclose offcordon offisolatepartitionseal offsecludeseparate

   Antonymeconnectopenunblock

Grundverbblock