blocus

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French blocus, bloccus, from Middle Dutch blochuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɔ.kys/

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Noun

blocus m (invariable)

1. (military) blockade; siege
   • 2023 May, Constant Léon, “L'Arménie en quête de soutien”, in Le Monde diplomatique, page 12:

     Le blocus de Latchine a pour toile de fond la négociation d'un accord de paix global.

     The blockade of Lachin is taking place against the backdrop of the negotiation of a comprehensive peace agreement.

2. (economics) embargo, boycott
3. (Belgium) Holiday period in higher education allowing students preparation time for their exams; revision break

   Je suis en blocus à partir de samedi prochain.

   I’m on revision break from next Saturday.

Further reading

• “blocus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Romanian

Noun

blocus n (plural blocusuri)

1. obsolete form of bloc

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	blocus	blocusul	blocusuri	blocusurile
genitive-dative	blocus	blocusului	blocusuri	blocusurilor
vocative	blocusule		blocusurilor

References

• blocus in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN