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blocage

blockage, deadlock

noun bloh-KAZH Rare

Also means

mental block

Usage Note

Blocage covers physical blockages (a traffic jam, a frozen mechanism) and psychological ones (avoir un blocage — to have a mental block). In economics it is used for blocage des prix (price freeze). The verb is bloquer, and the agent noun bloqueur exists but is less common.

Examples

"Il a un blocage total en maths."

Natural Translation

He has a complete mental block in maths.

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