Meaning
to block, stop, freeze
- to block, obstruct
- to stop, immobilize
- to freeze, block (bank card, account)
- to block (a phone number, user)
In a sentence
Un'auto ferma blocca la strada da un'ora.
A stopped car has been blocking the road for an hour.
Mi hanno bloccato la carta ieri sera.
They blocked my card last night.
Puoi bloccare quel numero, per favore?
Can you block that number, please?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bloccare | infinitive |
| blocchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| blocco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bloccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| blocchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| blocca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bloccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bloccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bloccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bloccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bloccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bloccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bloccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bloccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bloccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bloccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bloccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| bloccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| bloccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| bloccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bloccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| blocchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| blocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| blocchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| blocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| blocchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| blocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bloccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bloccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bloccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bloccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bloccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bloccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| bloccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| blocchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bloccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bloccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| blocchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bloccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| blocca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bloccando | gerund |
| bloccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use bloccare for physically or practically stopping movement/processes; fermare is broader and more neutral for stopping people, vehicles, or actions.
- Very common with traffic, accounts, cards, phones, and websites: bloccare il traffico, bloccare il conto, bloccare la carta.
- For body parts or movement, Italians often say mi si è bloccata la schiena / il collo, not just ho bloccato la schiena.