blocar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bloquer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bluˈka] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bloˈka] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bloˈkaɾ] === Verb === blocar (first-person singular present bloco, first-person singular preterite bloquí, past participle blocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/ (transitive) to block, to blockade (sports, transitive) to block (pronominal, intransitive) to freeze up ==== Usage notes ==== Blocar and bloquejar are largely synonymous, although in sports, blocar is more often used in reference to blocking a ball and bloquejar with players. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== bloquejar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bloc === Further reading === “blocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === From French bloquer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bloˈkaɾ/ [bloˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: blo‧car === Verb === blocar (first-person singular present bloco, first-person singular preterite bloqué, past participle blocado) (sports) to block, tackle ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “blocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025