No. 1,247 in Dutch
blokkeren
To block or obstruct.
In a sentence
Ik moest de weg blokkeren met een hek vanwege de constructie.
I had to block the road with a fence due to construction.
Here, 'blokkeren' signifies physically blocking or obstructing the road to prevent access.
Mijn computer begon te blokkeren door een fout in de software.
My computer started freezing due to a software error.
In this context, 'blokkeren' is used to describe a malfunction or freeze in a computer system.
Hij probeerde zijn emoties te blokkeren na het slechte nieuws.
He tried to block his emotions after the bad news.
Here, 'blokkeren' is used metaphorically to express the act of suppressing or holding back emotions.
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