brick wall in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brick wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

to run up against or run into a brick wall

sbattere contro un muro

made of brick before n wall, building

di mattoni

it's like talking to a brick wall

è come parlare al muro

it's like banging one's head against a brick wall

è completamente inutile

Translations for brick wall in the Italian»English Dictionary

muro di or in mattoni

brick wall

è come parlare al muro

it's like talking to a brick wall

è come parlare al or a un muro

it's like talking to a brick wall

un muro di mattoni, di pietra

a brick, stone wall

lavare la testa all'asino

to bang one's head against a brick wall

Translations for brick wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brick [Brit brɪk, Am brɪk] N

1. brick:

brick

mattone m

made of brick

di mattoni

made of brick before n wall, building

di mattoni

2. brick Brit (child's toy):

brick

mattoncino m

brick

cubo m

the child is playing with his bricks

il bambino sta giocando con le costruzioni

3. brick (kind person):

brick inf

brava persona f

you're a brick!

sei un tesoro!

II.brick [Brit brɪk, Am brɪk] VB trans

brick

costruire, pavimentare con mattoni

III.brick [Brit brɪk, Am brɪk]

it's like banging one's head against a brick wall

è completamente inutile

it's like talking to a brick wall

è come parlare al muro

to shit bricks vulg sl

cacarsi sotto (per la fifa)

to put one's money into bricks and mortar

fare investimenti nel mattone or nel settore immobiliare

to run up against or run into a brick wall

sbattere contro un muro

to be thick as a brick inf

essere davvero tonto or non capire niente

to brick it inf

farsela addosso (per la fifa)

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

brick wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brick wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

brick wall N

brick wall

muro m (di mattoni)

Phrases:

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

parlare al muro

Translations for brick wall in the English»Italian Dictionary

to hit a brick wall

trovarsi davanti un muro

Translations for brick wall in the Italian»English Dictionary

sbattere la testa contro il muro fig

to bang one's head against a (brick) wall

Translations for brick 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

brick [brɪk] N

brick

mattone m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The brick wall on all sides about 20 ft high and almost 4 ft thick.

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The open market is surrounded by a brick wall, with lockable gates.

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The middle chair was in front of a fake brick wall which had a breakaway section similar to the ones used during the first season.

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Visible on the remaining section are concrete patches in the brick wall.

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The two are often seen having discussions while sitting on a street curb or leaning up against the brick wall.

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Inside the clubs brick wall, there existed only a field of sand, one changing room, and a small hut.

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Remains of a burnt brick wall with a finished inner surface ran along the eastern side of the burial.

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The cemetery is situated on 4acre ha and is surrounded by a brick wall that dates to 1830.

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The blast reportedly demolished a 20-meter brick wall and blew away parts of the building up to 50 meters.

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This had to be done over a short brick wall.

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