Definition
Barriers set up across a road to stop vehicles for inspection or control; obstacles or difficulties that prevent progress.
Etymology
Compound of 'road' (from Old English 'rad') and 'block' (from Old French 'bloc'). First used literally for physical barriers, then metaphorically for any obstacle around the 1900s.
Kelly Says
The metaphorical use of 'roadblocks' for any obstacle shows how language naturally borrows from physical reality to describe abstract problems—it's easier to picture something physically blocking a road than mentally blocking progress.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ obstructions
men-ged ob-struk-shun-s
ARالعربية
عقبات الطرق
aa-qab-at at-tu-raq
BNবাংলা
পথের বাধা
po-ther ba-dha
CACatalà
obstacles de carrer
ob-sta-kles de ka-rer
CSČeština
silniční blokády
sil-ni-čni blo-ka-dy
DADansk
vejspærringer
vejs-pær-ring-er
DEDeutsch
Straßenblockaden
sh-tra-sen-blok-ah-den
ELΕλληνικά
εμπόδια οδών
em-po-dia o-don
ESEspañol
obstáculos
oh-b-stah-koo-ah-ls
FAفارسی
موانع جادهای
mo-va-ne ja-deh-eh-ee
FISuomi
tievaraukset
tie-va-rau-kset
FRFrançais
barrages routiers
ba-ra-zh ro-tee-eh
HAHA
kiranin titin
ki-ra-nin ti-tin
HEעברית
מכשולים בדרכים
mek-sho-lo-lim b-der-chim
HIहिन्दी
सड़क बाधाएँ
sa-dhak ba-dha-aen
HUMagyar
útharások
oo-tha-ra-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
blokir jalan
blo-kir ja-lan
IGIG
nkwu na ọdụ
n-k-wu na o-du
ITItaliano
ostacoli stradali
oh-stah-koh-lee stra-dah-lee
KKKK
көлік жолында бас
ko-lik jo-lynda bas
KMKM
គំនិតផ្លូវ
kum-nit ph-lu-ov
KO한국어
도로 차단
do-ro cha-dan
MRMR
सड़केंवर अडथळे
sa-d-ken-var ad-tha-le
MSBahasa Melayu
halangan jalan
ha-la-ngan ja-lan
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းဆ vaikka
la-m-sha zha-t-tha
NLNederlands
wegversperringen
weg-ver-sper-rin-gen
NONorsk
vegspærringer
veg-spær-ring-er
PAPA
ਸੜਕ 'ਤੇ Obstacle
sa-d-ak te ob-sta-kle
PLPolski
blokady drogowe
blok-ah-dee dro-go-veh
PTPortuguês
bloqueios de estrada
b-lo-kay-oos deh es-trah-duh
RORomână
blocaje rutiere
blo-ka-je roo-tee-reh
RUРусский
дорожные заграждения
do-rozh-nye zah-razh-deniya
SVSvenska
vägsperrer
vegs-per-reh
SWKiswahili
vizu vya barabarani
vi-zu vya ba-ra-ba-ra-ni
TAதமிழ்
சாலை தடைகள்
sa-lai ta-dai-s
TEతెలుగు
రోడ్డు అడ్డం
ro-ddu ad-dam
THไทย
สิ่งกีดขวางบนถนน
sin-git-kwang bon-tton
TLTL
hadlang sa kalsada
ha-dlang sa kal-sa-da
TRTürkçe
yol engelleri
yol en-gel-leh-ri
UKУкраїнська
дорожні перешкоди
do-rozh-ni pere-shko-di
URاردو
سڑک کی رکاوٹیں
sa-r-ki rak-aw-ti-n
VITiếng Việt
chướng ngại vật đường
choong ngai vat duong
ZUZU
amakhaza ezinhlanganisi
a-ma-kha-za eh-zin-hlan-ga-ni-si