dry wall in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dry wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

1. wall:

wall

muro m also ENGINEER ARCHIT

wall

parete f also ENGINEER ARCHIT

on the wall (on vertical face)

al muro, sul muro

on the wall (on top)

sul muro

the back wall (of house)

il muro posteriore

the front wall (of house)

la facciata

my secret must not go beyond these four walls

il mio segreto non deve uscire di qui or da queste quattro mura

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

a muro

2. wall (of cave, tunnel):

wall

parete f

3. wall:

wall ANAT, BIOL

parete f

the cell, stomach wall

la parete cellulare, dello stomaco

4. wall MOTOR (of tyre):

wall

fianco m

5. wall fig:

wall

muro m

wall

barriera f

a wall of silence, of incomprehension

un muro di silenzio, di incomprensione

a wall of water, of flame

un muro d'acqua, di fuoco

a tight wall of security around the President

una stretta barriera di sicurezza intorno al Presidente

II.wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] VB trans

wall

murare, cingere di mura

III.wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl]

to be a fly on the wall

essere una mosca

to be off the wall inf person:

essere matto

to be off the wall comments:

essere insensato

to drive sb up the wall inf

fare arrabbiare qn or fare saltare i nervi a qn

to go to the wall Brit

fallire or essere rovinato

to have one's back to the wall

avere le spalle al muro

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

mettere qn con le spalle al muro

walls have ears

i muri hanno orecchi

I.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet or moist):

dry clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle

asciutto

dry skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough

secco

dry rustle, riverbed, well

arido, secco

to run dry river, funds, supplies:

prosciugarsi

dry bread

pane asciutto

to be or feel dry (thirsty) person:

essere assetato

to keep sth dry

tenere qc all'asciutto, al riparo dall'umidità

to keep (oneself) dry

rimanere asciutto

to get dry

seccarsi, asciugarsi

to get sth dry

fare asciugare qc

to wipe sth dry

asciugare qc

the kettle has boiled dry

l'acqua nel pentolino è evaporata bollendo

on dry land

sulla terraferma

2. dry (not rainy):

dry climate, month, heat

secco

dry weather, season

asciutto

dry day, spell

senza pioggia

it will be dry tomorrow

domani farà bel tempo, non pioverà

3. dry (not sweet):

dry wine, sherry etc.

secco

4. dry:

dry (ironic) wit, person, remark

pungente, ironico

dry (cold) person, remark

freddo, caustico

5. dry (dull):

dry book, reading, subject matter

arido, noioso

6. dry (forbidding alcohol):

dry state, country

proibizionista

7. dry Brit POL:

dry view, minister

ultraconservatore

a dry Tory

un Tory convinto, accanito

II.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] N Brit POL

dry

ultraconservatore m / ultraconservatrice f

III.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB trans

dry clothes, washing

fare asciugare

dry fruit, meat, flowers

seccare, fare seccare

to dry the dishes

asciugare i piatti

to dry sb's hair

asciugare i capelli a qn

to dry one's hair, hands

asciugarsi i capelli, le mani

to dry one's eyes

asciugarsi gli occhi, le lacrime

IV.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB intr

dry sheet, clothes, hair, paint, concrete:

asciugarsi

dry blood:

seccarsi

V.to dry oneself VB refl

to dry oneself

asciugarsi

VI.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ]

(as) dry as a bone

completamente asciutto, secco

(as) dry as dust

noioso da morire

dry wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dry wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

dry wall N

dry wall

muro m a secco

Translations for dry wall in the Italian»English Dictionary

murare a secco

to dry wall

Translations for dry wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wall [wɔ:l] N

wall a. ANAT:

wall

muro m

wall (in the interior)

parete f

wall (enclosing town)

muraglia f

the city walls

le mura della città

the Great Wall of China

la Grande Muraglia cinese

artery wall

parete arteriosa

a wall of silence

un muro di silenzio

a wall of water

un muro d'acqua

Phrases:

to have one's back to [or up against] the wall

trovarsi con le spalle al muro

to drive sb up the wall inf

far infuriare qu

to hit a brick wall

trovarsi davanti un muro

to be off the wall sl

essere strambo

the writing [or handwriting] is on the wall

ci sono segnali d'allarme

II.wall [wɔ:l] VB trans

wall garden

recintare con un muro

wall town

cintare di mura

I.dry <-ier [or -er], -iest [or -est]> [draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet):

dry

asciutto, -a

to go dry

asciugarsi

dry red wine

vino rosso secco

2. dry climate, soil:

dry

arido, -a

3. dry:

dry bread, toast

asciutto, -a

dry (without alcohol) state, county

proibizionista

4. dry (uninteresting):

dry

noioso, -a

5. dry (brief):

dry

laconico, -a

dry (sense of) humor

(senso dell')umorismo pungente

Phrases:

to run dry

prosciugarsi

II.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

dry

asciugare

dry tears

asciugarsi

III.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

dry

asciugare

to put sth out to dry

metter qc fuori ad asciugare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is another one that will cope with a dry wall, facing south in full sun, although catalogues never tell you that fact.

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Plasterboard, also known as dry wall is the common type used to streak stud dividing, ceilings and used in dry lining.

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They were hidden behind dry wall.

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The ceiling dry wall had collapsed in many places.

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According to the police report, the closet door had been ripped out and was on the hallway floor, and there were holes in the dry wall.

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Brick dust, talcum powder... wall board... dry wall...

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Virtually every home today is dry wall; unfortunately, dry wall is an annoying surface on which to hang things.

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All pieces of wood and dry wall should be cleared of nails.

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Dry wall is going to take twice as much paint, for instance.

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Up to 80 tradespeople, including masons, dry wall installers, painters, tile installers, electricians and plumbers, are working on the facility.

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