en bloc
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɒ̃ ˈblɒk/
Adverb
- 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
See also
References
- Merriam-Wester Online Dictionary: en bloc
Catalan
Etymology
From en + bloc. Perhaps modeled on French en bloc.
Pronunciation
Adverb
- en bloc (as a whole)
- Synonyms: en conjunt, globalment
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French en bloc.
Adverb
- 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: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔk
- Syllabification: en bloc
Adverb
en bloc (not comparable)
- (literary) en bloc
- Synonyms: całkowicie, całościowo