wall in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for 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

wall-to-wall [Brit ˌwɔːltəˈwɔːl, Am ˌwɔltəˈwɔl] ADJ

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet

moquette

2. wall-to-wall fig:

the wall-to-wall silence of large art galleries

il religioso silenzio delle grandi gallerie d'arte

we don't want wall-to-wall junk food outlets

non vogliamo vedere dei fast food ovunque

wall rock [Am ˈwɔl ˌrɑk] N GEOL

wall rock

roccia f incassante

drystone wall [ˌdraɪstəʊnˈwɔːl] N

drystone wall

muro m a secco

cavity wall [Brit, Am ˈkævədi ˌwɔl] N

cavity wall

muro m a intercapedine

curtain wall [Am ˈkərtn ˌwɔl] N

curtain wall MIL

cortina f

curtain wall ARCHIT

muro m non portante

wall up VB [wɔːl -] (wall up [sb, sth], wall [sb, sth] up)

wall up

murare

wall light [ˈwɔːlˌlaɪt] N

wall light

lampada f da parete

wall light

applique f

wall lizard [ˈwɔːlˌlɪzəd] N

wall lizard

lucertola f muraiola

wall-eyed [Brit ˈwɔːlʌɪd, Am ˈwɔlˌaɪd] ADJ Am

to be wall-eyed

essere strabico

wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

wall-to-wall [ˈwɔl·tə·ˈwɔ:l] ADJ

wall-to-wall carpeting

moquette f

wall up VB trans

wall up

murare

retaining wall N

retaining wall

muro m di contenimento

wall hanging N

wall hanging

arazzo m

wall in VB trans

1. wall in:

wall in garden

recintare con un muro

wall in town

cintare di mura

2. wall in fig:

wall in

circondare

wall off VB trans

wall off

separare con un muro

to wall oneself off fig

chiudersi in se stesso

dry wall N

dry wall

muro m a secco

wall chart N

wall chart

cartellone m

brick wall N

brick wall

muro m (di mattoni)

Phrases:

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

parlare al muro

wall Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that wall is nearly ten feet high

quella parete è alta quasi tre metri

to knock a hole into the wall

fare un buco nella parete

wall-to-wall carpeting

moquette f

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to bang one's head against a wall

sbattere la testa contro il muro

she was pinioned against the wall

era inchiodata al muro

the writing [or handwriting] is on the wall

ci sono segnali d'allarme

to hang wallpaper (on a wall)

attaccare la carta da parati (a un muro)

to slap paint onto the wall

dare una spennellata al muro

with one's back to the wall

con le -e al muro fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Throughout the show, he breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to viewers, offering inside information and observations while the action continues around him.

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A brick wall around the outside of the inner bailey may have been built around this time to provide additional security.

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The risk of condensation can be reduced by avoiding cold bridges, using a vapour control layer to keep moisture out of the wall and by ventilating cold cavities.

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Fixing heavy loads to a dry-lined plasterboard wall is not difficult.

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You've got a wall that's trapezoid and so instead of straightening the wall up what they did was make the door and window trapezoid.

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Show walks towards a coffee dispensing machine, picks up a bucket and walks to a wall-mounted hot water dispenser.

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But various dents in the brick wall today reveal that motorists are still taken unawares by it.

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This allows multiple electrical devices to be powered where only a single wall socket is available.

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A common example of a sample panel is a wall mock-up.

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This creates a wall that the other player then has to work around, although they may still slip past diagonally.

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