block out

block out
transitive verb
ausschließen [Licht, Lärm]
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◆ block out
vt
▪ to \block out out ⇆ sth
1. (ignore)
to \block out out emotions/the past/thoughts Gefühle/die Vergangenheit/Gedanken verdrängen
to \block out out noise/pain Lärm/Schmerzen ausschalten
2. (obscure)
to \block out out the light das Licht nicht durchlassen [o abhalten]
that building \block outs out the sunlight from this room das Gebäude nimmt diesem Raum das Sonnenlicht
3. (sketch) etw in Umrissen entwerfen
4. (suppress) etw unterdrücken
5. PHOT etw [weg]retouchieren
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vt sep
1) (= obscure) light nicht durchlassen; sun also verdecken

the trees are blocking out all the light — die Bäume nehmen das ganze Licht weg

2) (= obliterate) part of picture, photograph wegretuschieren
3) (= ignore) pain, fact, past verdrängen; noise (double glazing etc) unterdrücken; (person) ausblenden
4) (= sketch roughly) andeuten
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block out v/t
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2. das Licht nehmen (Bäume etc)
3. FOTO einen Teil eines Negativs abdecken
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transitive verb
ausschließen [Licht, Lärm]

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