sperren

Signification

1. (weak) to bar (entry to a place or system)
2. (weak) to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis
3. (weak) to block, lock (to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource)
4. (weak) to deactivate, to disable (to put a software functionality out of operation)

Coupé comme

sper‧ren

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃpɛʁən/

Étymologie

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German sperran. Cognate with English spar (“to bolt, bar”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną (“to block, bar”).