Polyglot Dictionary

obstruir

/obistɾuˈiɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
obstruo
preterite (eu)
obstruí
past participle
obstruído

Meaning

  1. to block

    • Obstruíram a passagem.

      They blocked the way.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bloquear

obstruir is more formal, like obstructing justice or a passage; bloquear is more general or modern, like blocking a road or blocking someone on social media — both mean "to block."

Similar in other languages

German

blockieren

blockieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to block."

Spanish

atascar

atascar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to block."

Spanish

bloquear

bloquear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to block."

Practice

1 What does obstruir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches obstruir?

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