Wailing Wall in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Wailing Wall in the English»French Dictionary

Wailing Wall

Wailing Wall

Mur m des Lamentations

Translations for Wailing Wall in the French»English Dictionary

Mur des Lamentations

Wailing Wall

le Mur des Lamentations

the Wailing Wall

Translations for Wailing Wall in the English»French Dictionary

I.wail [Brit weɪl, Am weɪl] N

wail (of person, wind)

gémissement m

wail (of siren)

hurlement m

wail (of musical instrument)

son m plaintif

II.wail [Brit weɪl, Am weɪl] VB trans

‘oh no!’ he wailed

‘oh non!’ gémit-il

III.wail [Brit weɪl, Am weɪl] VB intr

wail person, wind:

gémir

wail siren:

hurler

wail musical instrument:

pleurer

I.wailing [Brit ˈweɪlɪŋ, Am ˈweɪlɪŋ] N

wailing (of person)

gémissements mpl

wailing (of wind)

gémissement m

wailing (of siren)

hurlement m

wailing (of music)

son m plaintif

II.wailing [Brit ˈweɪlɪŋ, Am ˈweɪlɪŋ] ADJ

wailing voice, sound, music, instrument

plaintif/-ive

wailing siren

strident

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

Wailing Wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Wailing Wall in the English»French Dictionary

Wailing Wall N

Wailing Wall

mur m des Lamentations

Translations for Wailing Wall in the English»French Dictionary

wailing [ˈweɪlɪŋ] ADJ

wailing

plaintif(-ive)

wailing siren

hurlant(e)

I.wail [weɪl] VB intr

wail

gémir

wail siren

hurler

to wail over sth

se lamenter sur qc

II.wail [weɪl] N

wail

gémissement m

wail siren

hurlement m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Briefly there was a wailing wall of hysteria.

www.irishmirror.ie

The Wailing Wall is a place to lament loss.

www.huffingtonpost.com

And she went over to the men's side of the Wailing Wall to make a prayer.

www.papermag.com

We wound our way downward through cobblestone streets and eventually down ramps and stairs until we finally reached the Wailing Wall.

o.canada.com

We went to the Wailing Wall and my brother, who's 13 months older than me, had a little ceremony.

www.thejc.com

It is only a hop, skip and a jump over the smooth cobbled streets to the Wailing Wall, divided - as everything seems to be in this country - by a fence.

www.dailymail.co.uk

People have told me about the Wailing Wall and what that is like to be there.

www.jewishnews.net.au