roadblock
roadblock · roadblocks · roadblocked · roadblocking
To prevent, to hinderTo prevent, to hinder.
US/ɹˈoʊdblˌɑk/
» The police have set up roadblocks.
Die Polizei hat Straßensperren eingerichtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To prevent, to hinder.
Examples
9 sentencesThe police have set up roadblocks.
deDie Polizei hat Straßensperren eingerichtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's a roadblock up ahead.
Roadblocks have been put up.
Roadblocks have been set up.
The police set up a roadblock.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From road + block.From road + block.
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Forms
roadblocks, roadblocking, roadblocked, roadblocked| Base form | roadblock · to roadblock |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | roadblocks |
| Present participle | roadblocking |
| Past simple | roadblocked |
| Past participle | roadblocked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle