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bloquear

to block

verb bloh-keh-AHR Less Common
Communication Technology

Also means

to obstruct

Usage Note

Bloquear covers physical blocking (bloquearon la carretera), digital blocking (bloqueó mi número), and psychological blocking (me bloqueé en el examen = I blanked in the exam). The reflexive bloquearse for going blank under pressure is very common in everyday speech. Note the spelling: the -qu- before -e preserves the hard 'k' sound, following the standard Spanish orthographic rule.

Examples

"Le bloqueé en todas las redes sociales."

Natural Translation

I blocked him on all social networks.

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