No. 3,974 in French

bloquées

"Bloquées" means "blocked" or "stuck."

In a sentence

Les portes sont bloquées à cause de la neige.
The doors are blocked because of the snow.
In this sentence, 'bloquées' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the doors being obstructed.
Nous sommes bloquées dans le trafic depuis une heure.
We are stuck in traffic for an hour.
Here 'bloquées' describes the state of people being trapped or immobile due to traffic.
Les roues de la voiture sont bloquées par la glace.
The wheels of the car are blocked by the ice.
'Bloquées' is used to describe the wheels being immobilized or fixed in place by an external factor.

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