block off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'action de bloquer ou de fermer une zone, un passage ou un itinéraire afin d'empêcher l'accès ou la circulation.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Obstruct or closeformal

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

   Bloquer (pour empêcher l'accès)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbarricadeclosecorkdamobstructoccludeplugsealshut offstop up

   Antonymesclearopenunblock

2. Isolate or separateinformal

   To separate an area or thing from its surroundings.

   isoler ou séparer

   • 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.

   Synonymesclose offcordon offisolatepartitionseal offsecludeseparate

   Antonymesconnectopenunblock

Verbe de baseblock