blocus
French, noun/blɔ.kys/
blocus is spelled B-L-O-C-U-S (6 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written French, the 11,195th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blocus is a French masculine noun meaning “blockade; siege” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Siège d’une ville, d’un port, d’une position, d’un pays pour lui couper toute communication avec l’extérieur”.
What does blocus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblockade; siege
- 2
masculineembargo, boycott
- 3
masculineHoliday period in higher education allowing students preparation time for their exams; revision break
Je suis en blocus à partir de samedi prochain.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Siège d’une ville, d’un port, d’une position, d’un pays pour lui couper toute communication avec l’extérieur. 2. Embargo. 3. Encerclement. 4. Blocage, action de bloquer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce blocus?
- /blɔ.kys/
- \blɔ.kys\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to blocus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is blocus in French?
blocus appears 5.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).