dry wall in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dry wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dry wall N

dry wall

muro m de mampostería sin mortero

dry-stone wall [ˈdrʌɪstəʊn wɔːl] N Brit

dry-stone wall → dry wall

See also dry wall

dry wall N

dry wall

muro m de mampostería sin mortero

Translations for dry wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wall [Am wɔl, Brit wɔːl] N

1.1. wall:

wall (freestanding)

muro m

wall (of castle, city)

muralla f

I'd put them up against a wall and shoot them

yo los llevaría a todos al paredón

garden wall

tapia f

garden wall

muro m

sea wall

espigón m

sea wall

malecón m

sea wall

tajamar m CSur

the Berlin Wall HISTORY

el muro de Berlín

Hadrian's Wall

la muralla or el muro de Adriano

it's like talking to a brick wall

es como hablarle a la pared

to go/be driven to the wall company/business:

irse a pique

up the wall I was going or crawling up the wall with boredom

estaba que me trepaba or subía por las paredes del aburrimiento

she drives me up the wall

me saca de quicio

she drives me up the wall

me enerva

she'll go up the wall when she finds out

se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere

1.2. wall (barrier):

wall

barrera f

a wall of fire/flames/silence

una barrera de fuego/llamas/silencio

an impenetrable wall of prejudice

una barrera infranqueable de prejuicios

to come up against a brick wall

darse de narices contra una pared

2. wall (of building, room):

wall

pared f

wall

muralla f Chil

is that an outside or a common or Brit party wall?

¿esa pared es exterior o medianera?

this must not go or pass beyond these (four) walls

esto que no salga de aquí

to have one's back to the wall

estar en un apuro or en un aprieto

walls have ears

las paredes oyen

attr wall bars SPORTS

espalderas fpl

wall light/lamp

aplique m

3.1. wall (of stomach, artery):

wall

pared f

3.2. wall (of tire):

wall

flanco m

I.dry <drier, driest> [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] ADJ

1.1. dry (not wet):

dry ground/wood/washing

seco

she rubbed her hair dry with a towel

se secó el pelo con una toalla

to wipe sth dry

secar algo (con un paño)

“store in a cool, dry place”

“guardar en lugar fresco y seco”

1.2. dry (lacking natural moisture):

dry leaves/skin/hair/mouth

seco

dry sobs

sin lágrimas

dry cough

seco

my mouth was dry with fear

tenía la boca seca de miedo

I feel dry after all that talking

tengo la garganta seca de tanto hablar

a crust of dry bread

una corteza de pan duro

there wasn't a dry eye in the house

no hubo quien no llorara

1.3. dry (dried-up):

dry well/river

seco

the cow has gone dry

la vaca no da más leche

his inspiration had run dry

se había secado la fuente de su inspiración

his inspiration had run dry

se había agotado su inspiración

1.4. dry (not rainy, not humid):

dry climate/weather/heat

seco

tomorrow will be dry

mañana no lloverá

tomorrow will be dry

mañana hará tiempo seco

1.5. dry (using no fluid):

dry cell

seco

he had a dry shave

se afeitó en seco

a piece of dry bread

una rebanada de pan sin mantequilla

2. dry (prohibiting sale of alcohol):

dry state/county

seco (donde está prohibida la venta de bebidas alcohólicas)

3. dry (not sweet):

dry wine/sherry

seco

dry champagne

brut

dry champagne

seco

4.1. dry (ironic):

dry humor/wit/remark

mordaz

dry humor/wit/remark

cáustico

4.2. dry (lacking warmth):

dry greeting/laugh/style

seco

5. dry (dull, boring):

dry lecture/book

árido

just the dry facts, with no embellishment

la verdad a secas, sin adornos

II.dry <dries, drying, dried> [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] VB trans

1. dry (with cloth, heat):

dry clothes/crockery

secar

to dry oneself

secarse

to dry one's eyes/tears

secarse las lágrimas

to dry one's eyes/tears

enjugarse las lágrimas liter

“dry on a flat surface”

“no colgar”

“dry on a flat surface”

secar extendido sobre una superficie

2. dry (preserve):

dry fish/fruit/meat

secar

III.dry <dries, drying, dried> [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] VB intr

1. dry (become dry):

dry washing/dishes/paint/concrete:

secarse

you wash and I'll dry

tú lavas y yo seco

I hung it out to dry

lo tendí para que se secara

Brit to hang sb out to dry

abandonar a alguien a su suerte

2. dry → dry up

IV.dry [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] N

come into the dry

ven a cubierto

come into the dry

entra

See also dry up

I.dry up VB [Am draɪ -, Brit drʌɪ -] (v + adv)

1. dry up stream/puddle/pond:

dry up

secarse (completamente)

2. dry up funds/resources/inspiration:

dry up

agotarse

3. dry up inf actor:

dry up

quedarse en blanco

4. dry up (shut up) sl:

dry up!

¡cierra el pico! inf

dry up!

¡cállate la boca! inf

5. dry up (dry dishes):

dry up Brit

secar los platos

II.dry up VB [Am draɪ -, Brit drʌɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. dry up well/stream:

dry up

secar (completamente)

2. dry up dishes Brit:

dry up

secar

dry wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dry wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dry-stone wall

muro de piedra

Translations for dry wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wall [wɔ:l] N

1. wall a. ANAT:

wall

muro

wall (in the interior)

pared f

wall (enclosing town)

muralla f

wall (enclosing house)

tapia f

artery wall

pared arterial

the city walls

las murallas de la ciudad

the Great Wall of China

la Gran Muralla China

dry-stone wall

muro de piedra

2. wall (barrier):

wall

barrera f

a wall of silence

un muro de silencio

a wall of water

una cortina de agua

3. wall AUTO:

wall

valla f

Phrases:

to have one's back to the wall

estar entre la espada y la pared

walls have ears prov

las paredes oyen prov

to go to the wall (fail)

fracasar

to go to the wall (go bankrupt)

quebrar

to go up [or to climb] the wall

subirse por las paredes

II.wall [wɔ:l] VB trans

wall garden

cercar con un muro

wall town

amurallar

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

1. dry (not wet):

dry

seco, -a

to go dry

secarse

dry red wine

vino tinto seco

2. dry climate, soil:

dry

árido, -a

3. dry bread:

dry

sin mantequilla

4. dry (without alcohol):

dry state

prohibicionista

5. dry (uninteresting):

dry

aburrido, -a

6. dry (brief):

dry

lacónico, -a

dry (sense of) humour

(sentido del) humor agudo

Phrases:

to bleed sb dry

sacar a alguien hasta el último céntimo

to run dry

agotarse

II.dry [draɪ] -ier <[or -er], -iest [or -est]> -ie- -ie- VB trans

dry

secar

dry tears

enjugarse

III.dry [draɪ] -ier <[or -er], -iest [or -est]> -ie- -ie- VB intr

dry

secarse

to put sth out to dry

sacar algo para que se seque

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.northumberlandtoday.com

Beams have yet to be covered, dry wall needs to be applied and on the floor, pieces of wood sit in piles.

missionlocal.org

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

windsorstar.com

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

www.fastcodesign.com

We just tore out all this dry wall.

wsbt.com

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

www.cantechletter.com

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

www.digitaljournal.com

The hospital now has to deal with electrical issues, dry wall and plaster damage and structural damage in the ceiling.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

Police also pulled two spent shell casings from the dry wall.

patch.com

They were later partitioned, first by dividers then by dry wall, constructed by the shop classes.

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