en bloc

English

Etymology

From French en bloc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒ̃ ˈblɒk/

Adverb

en bloc (not comparable)

1. as a whole; all at once; all together.
   • 2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, quoting Russell Seitz, chapter 5, in Merchants of Doubt:

     The nation's 50 million smokers remain at liberty to vote en bloc for a fussbudget-free Congress. Are the polls ready to accommodate smokers?

Translations

as a whole

• Czech: en bloc
• French: en bloc (fr)
• German: en bloc (de)
• Greek: ομαδικά (el) (omadiká)
• Hungarian: en bloc (hu)
• Polish: en bloc (pl)
• Serbo-Croatian: an blok

See also

• en masse

References

• Merriam-Wester Online Dictionary: en bloc

Catalan

Etymology

From en ‎ bloc. Perhaps modeled on French en bloc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm ˈblɔk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em ˈblɔk]

Adverb

en bloc

1. en bloc (as a whole)

   Synonyms: en conjunt, globalment

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French en bloc.

Adverb

en bloc

1. en bloc; as a whole; all at once; all together.

   Synonym: serentak

Further reading

• “en bloc” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French en bloc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ãˈblɔk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔk

Adverb

en bloc (not comparable)

1. (literary) en bloc

   Synonyms: całkowicie, całościowo

Further reading

• en bloc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• en bloc in Polish dictionaries at PWN