Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se bloqueó
English translation:
was down
Added to glossary by
James A. Walsh
Aug 30, 2010 17:12
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
se bloqueó
Spanish to English
Marketing
Marketing
Marketing campaign
Among a list of positive results of an Internet campaign. Not sure of the best verb to use here. The site (not the product's site though) obviously received so many visitors that 'se bloqueó'.
- la sala de (social network site) **se bloqueó** en numerosas ocasiones.
- la sala de (social network site) **se bloqueó** en numerosas ocasiones.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | was down |
James A. Walsh
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| 4 +3 | the website crashed |
János Untener
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| 3 | was jammed (up) |
Sarah Weston
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| 3 | the chat room function froze |
Julie Thompson
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Change log
Sep 1, 2010 19:15: James A. Walsh changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/583344">Lisa McCarthy's</a> old entry - "se bloqueó"" to ""was down""
Proposed translations
+1
5 hrs
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK, Irish) 
, Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
59
Spanish term (edited):
se bloqueó
Selected
was down
That's what I would say when a site is overcrowded and stops responding...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-08-31 00:53:06 GMT)
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Facebook chat actually went down on my tonight! There I was chatting to my sister in Germany, and kaput!
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-08-31 00:53:06 GMT)
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Facebook chat actually went down on my tonight! There I was chatting to my sister in Germany, and kaput!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, James :)"
2 mins
Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
was jammed (up)
Just an idea
53 mins
Julie Thompson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
All languages are bridges.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Quechua to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
the chat room function froze
Just another option...
+3
4 mins
the website crashed
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-08-30 17:17:51 GMT)
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http://www.searchenginejournal.com/walmartcom-crashes-on-bla...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1111965/Best-job-wor...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-08-30 21:43:35 GMT)
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oooh OK, yes you are right Lisa, I focused on the "crash" part, my mistake :)
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-08-30 17:17:51 GMT)
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http://www.searchenginejournal.com/walmartcom-crashes-on-bla...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1111965/Best-job-wor...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-08-30 21:43:35 GMT)
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oooh OK, yes you are right Lisa, I focused on the "crash" part, my mistake :)
Note from asker:
| Hi János - it's not a website though :) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wendy Streitparth
6 mins
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| agree |
Peter Riccomini
3 hrs
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| agree |
Ruth Ramsey
18 hrs
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