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débloquer

unblock

verb deh-bloh-KEH Rare

Also means

unlock

Usage Note

Débloquer covers both physical unblocking (clearing a jam) and figurative unblocking (releasing funds, breaking a deadlock). In informal slang, il débloque means 'he's talking nonsense' or 'he's lost it'. The opposite is bloquer.

Examples

"Il faut débloquer la situation rapidement."

Natural Translation

The situation needs to be unblocked quickly.

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