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blocco

block

noun BLOHK-koh Less Common

Origin: from French 'bloc'

Also means

blockage

Usage Note

Blocco covers a physical block, a notepad (blocco note), and a standstill, as in blocco del traffico ('traffic gridlock'). The plural blocchi adds an -h to keep the hard 'k' sound before -i.

Examples

"C'è un blocco sulla strada."

Natural Translation

There is a blockage on the road.

Literal Translation

There-is a block on-the road.

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