bloquer
French → English
(general) Block: to stop something from moving or happening; obstruct
La neige a fini par bloquer toutes les routes de montagne.
(English) The snow eventually blocked all the mountain roads.
Les manifestants veulent bloquer l'accès au port demain matin.
(English) The protesters want to block access to the port tomorrow morning.
(finance) Freeze: to stop funds or an account from being accessed or used
La banque a décidé de bloquer son compte à cause d'une fraude suspectée.
(English) The bank decided to freeze his account because of suspected fraud.
Le juge a ordonné de bloquer les avoirs de l'entreprise pendant l'enquête.
(English) The judge ordered to freeze the company's assets during the investigation.
Entry ID: fr:en:bloquer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary