German-English translations for versperren

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bar
us
The window was protected by steel barsAncient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of moneyWe are expecting a carload of bar tomorrow

barricade
us
obstructVisa policy must not become an insurmountable obstacle which obstructs the path to democracy. Die Visapolitik darf hier nicht eine unüberwindbare Hürde sein und den Weg in die Demokratie versperren. They obstructed my progress.
obstruction