Слово англійською: block

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Переклад block українською: кварта́л (буді́вель), блок (грані́тний і т. д.), блокува́ти, заблокува́ти (вхід і т. д.), таль, прибутко́вий буди́нок, коло́да

Детальний опис

block

noun

/blɑːk/

solid material

[countable] a large piece of a solid material that is square or rectangular in shape and usually has flat sides

The houses are made of concrete blocks with tin roofs.
block of something a block of ice/wood
The wall was made from massive blocks of stone.

see also breeze block, building block, chopping block (1), cinder block

building

[countable] (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; buildings that form part of a school, hospital, etc. which are used for a particular purpose

a block of flats
a tower block
an office block
She lives in a modern apartment block.
the university’s science block

Synonyms buildingbuildingproperty ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ blockThese are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four wallsbuilding a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:

We have a buyer who would like to view the property.
The price of property has risen enormously.

This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:

The company is looking for larger premises.

complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:

a leisure complex

structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:

The pier is a wooden structure.

block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose:

a block of flats
the school’s science block

Patterns

a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
an apartment building/complex/block
a/the school building/premises
to build a property/complex/structure/block
to put up a building/property/structure/block
to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block

streets

[countable] (North American English) the length of one side of a piece of land or group of buildings, from the place where one street crosses it to the next

His apartment is three blocks away from the police station.
They walked a few blocks down the street.

[countable] a group of buildings with streets on all sides

around the block She took the dog for a walk around the block.
(North American English) The downtown area covers four city blocks.

area of land

[countable] (especially North American English) a large area of land

[countable] (Australian English) an area of land for building a house on

amount

[countable] a quantity of something or an amount of time that is considered as a single unit

a block of shares
a block of text in a document
(British English) The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time).
The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.

that stops progress

[countable, usually singular] block (to something) something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible synonym obstacle

Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career.
I suddenly had a mental block and couldn't remember his name.

see also roadblock, stumbling block, writer’s block

in sport

[countable] a movement that stops another player from going forward

the blocks

(also starting blocks)

[plural] the two blocks on the ground that runners push their feet against at the beginning of a race

for punishment

the block

[singular] (in the past) the piece of wood on which a person’s head was cut off as a punishment see also chopping block (2)

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a log or tree stump): from Old French bloc (noun), bloquer (verb), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

a chip off the old block

(informal) a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave

go on the block

to be sold, especially at an auction (= a sale in which items are sold to the person who offers the most money)

have been around the block (a few times)

(informal) to have a lot of experience

I’ll knock your block/head off!

(informal) used to threaten somebody that you will hit them

a/the new kid on the block

(informal) a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc.
- Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.

put/lay your head/neck on the block

to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something
- It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for.

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