wall cupboard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wall cupboard in the English»French Dictionary

wall cupboard N

wall cupboard

élément m (mural)

Translations for wall cupboard in the English»French Dictionary

cupboard [Brit ˈkʌbəd, Am ˈkəbərd] N

cupboard

placard m

the cupboard is bare

les caisses sont vides

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

wall cupboard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wall cupboard in the English»French Dictionary

cupboard [ˈkʌbəd, Am -ɚd] N

cupboard

placard 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