Great Wall in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Great Wall in the English»French Dictionary

Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China

Grande Muraille f de Chine

Translations for Great Wall in the French»English Dictionary

la grande muraille de Chine GEOG

the Great Wall of China

muraille de rochers/brouillard/fumée

great wall of rocks/fog/smoke

muraille

great wall

la Grande Muraille de Chine

the Great Wall of China

Translations for Great Wall in the English»French Dictionary

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

1. wall (gen):

wall CONSTR, ARCHIT

mur m

on the wall (on vertical face)

au mur

on the wall (on top)

sur le mur

the back/front wall (of house)

le mur arrière/de façade

my secret must not go beyond these four walls

mon secret ne doit pas sortir de ces murs

my secret must not go beyond these four walls attr heater, light

mural

2. wall (of cave, tunnel):

wall

paroi f

3. wall:

wall ANAT, BIOL

paroi f

the cell/stomach wall

la paroi cellulaire/stomacale

4. wall MOTOR (of tyre):

wall

flanc m

5. wall fig:

wall

mur m

a wall of silence/of incomprehension

un mur de silence/d'incompréhension

a wall of water/of flame

un mur d'eau/de flammes

a tight wall of security around the President

une barrière de sécurité autour du Président

to be a fly on the wall

être une mouche

to be off the wall inf person:

être dingue inf

to be off the wall comments:

être incohérent

to drive sb up the wall inf

exaspérer qn, rendre qn fou/folle

to go to the wall

faire faillite

to have one's back to the wall

avoir le dos au mur

to push or drive sb to the wall , to have sb up against the wall

mettre qn au pied du mur

walls have ears

les murs ont des oreilles

I.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] N

1. great (in title):

Peter the Great

Pierre le Grand

2. great (powerful people):

the great + vb pl

les grands mpl

II.greats N

greats npl (remarkable people or things):

greats

grands mpl

III.Greats

Greats pl Brit UNIV:

Greats

études fpl de lettres classiques

IV.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADJ

1. great (large):

great height, width, distance, speed, majority, object, danger

grand

great attr number, amount, percentage

grand

great attr

important

great increase

fort

great attr

important

great improvement, difference

grand

great attr

considérable

at great speed

très vite, à grande vitesse

a pay rise of 10% or £1200, whichever is the greater

une augmentation de 10% ou de 1 200 livres sterling, le chiffre le plus élevé étant pris en compte

2. great (as intensifier):

great excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy, force, advantage

grand

great attr heat, pain

fort

a great deal (of)

beaucoup (de)

a great many people/houses

beaucoup de personnes/maisons, un grand nombre de personnes/maisons

to have great difficulty doing

avoir beaucoup de mal à faire

in great detail

dans les moindres détails

the map was a great help

la carte a été très utile

you're a great help! iron

tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!

3. great (remarkable):

great person, writer, name, achievement, painting, discovery

grand

4. great (excellent) inf:

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

génial inf

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

formidable inf

great opportunity

formidable inf

it's great to be back/to see you

c'est formidable d'être de retour/de te revoir inf

to feel great

se sentir en pleine forme

you look great! (healthy)

tu as l'air en pleine forme!

you look great! (attractive)

tu es superbe!

that dress looks great on you

cette robe est géniale sur toi inf

to have a great time

bien s'amuser

X is the greatest!

X est génial! inf

5. great (talented) inf:

great teacher, singer, team

génial inf

great teacher, singer, team

formidable inf

to be great at

être un as à inf

tennis, football to be great at fixing cars

être génial quand il s'agit de réparer des voitures inf

to be great with

être génial avec inf

children, animals to be great on

être imbattable sur inf

6. great (enthusiastic) inf:

great worrier, flirt, organizer

de première inf

great admirer, friend, fan

grand

he's a great theatregoer/walker

il adore aller au théâtre/marcher

I've never been a great reader

la lecture n'a jamais été mon truc inf

V.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADV inf

everything's going great

tout marche comme sur des roulettes inf

I'm doing great

ça marche très bien pour moi inf

the car/machine is working great

la voiture/machine marche très bien

VI.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt]

to cross the great divide

faire le grand saut

Great Wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Great Wall in the English»French Dictionary

Great Wall N

the Great Wall of China

la grande Muraille de Chine

Translations for Great Wall in the English»French Dictionary

I.wall [wɔ:l] N

1. wall (division structure):

wall a. fig

mur m

the city wall(s)

les remparts de la ville

2. wall (climbing wall, natural structure):

wall

paroi f

3. wall AUTO:

wall

flanc m

4. wall ANAT:

wall

paroi f

Phrases:

to have one's back to the wall

être dos au mur

to hit a brick wall

se heurter au mur

to talk to a brick wall

parler à un mur

walls have ears prov

les murs ont des oreilles

to be a fly on the wall

être une petite souris

to be like banging one's head against a brick wall

être à se taper la tête contre les murs

this must not go beyond these four walls

cela doit rester entre nous

to drive sb up the wall

rendre qn fou

to go up the wall

devenir fou

to go to the wall (go out of business)

faire faillite

off the wall

dingue

II.wall [wɔ:l] VB trans

to wall in a. fig

murer

to wall off

séparer par un mur

to wall oneself off fig

se murer

to wall up

murer

I.great [greɪt] N

great

grand(e)

II.great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big, famous and important):

great

grand(e)

a great deal of time/money

beaucoup de temps/d'argent

a great many people

beaucoup de gens

2. great (wonderful):

great

merveilleux(-euse)

to be a great one for doing sth

ne pas avoir son pareil pour faire qc

the great thing about sb/sth is that ...

le grand avantage de qn/qc est que ...

to be great at doing sth inf

être doué pour faire qc

great! iron hum inf

génial!

3. great (very healthy):

great

en pleine forme

4. great (for emphasis):

great big

énorme

5. great (good):

great

excellent(e)

great organizer

de première

Phrases:

to be no great shakes at doing sth

ne pas être très doué pour faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The park's replica of the Great Wall took nearly seven million long bricks and stretches about.

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The unit is hence usually referred as Great Wall 200.

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These jewels turned into the islands and islets dotting the sea, linking together to form a great wall against the invaders.

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By 2010, cumulative production of Great Wall pickups had reached 700,000.

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He gazed upon the great wall of segregation and saw that the power of love could bring it down.

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The mountains immediately north of the city and the interior Great Wall sections on those mountain ranges also acted as a defensive perimeter.

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The Great Wall was the site of one of the final battles of the war, some 12 years later.

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The narrator meets him in 1544 while performing prison-labour on the nearby Great Wall.

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This does not apply to the Great Wall.

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Commune by the Great Wall is now a boutique hotel.

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