brick wall in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for brick wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

attr a brick wall/house

una pared/una casa de ladrillo

to come up against a brick wall

darse de narices contra una pared

it's like talking to a brick wall

es como hablarle a la pared

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

darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared

Translations for brick wall in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pandereta

brick wall

una pared de ladrillo

a brick wall

es como hablarle a la pared inf

it's like talking to a brick wall

es como darse contra las paredes

it's like banging your head against a brick wall

es como si estuviera hablando con las paredes

it's like talking to a brick wall

ladrarle a la luna

to talk to a brick wall inf

Translations for brick wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.brick [Am brɪk, Brit brɪk] N

1.1. brick CONSTR:

brick

ladrillo m

made of brick

(hecho) de ladrillo

to put one's money into bricks and mortar Brit

invertir en inmuebles

to drop a brick Brit

meter la pata inf

you can't make bricks without straw

no se puede trabajar sin materia prima

attr a brick wall/house

una pared/una casa de ladrillo

1.2. brick (toy):

brick

cubo m

1.3. brick (of ice cream):

brick Brit

barra f

2. brick (reliable person) Brit:

brick inf, dated

persona f de confianza

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

brick

lanzar ladrillos contra

brick

lanzar ladrillos a

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

brick wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brick wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brick wall N

brick wall

pared f (de ladrillos)

Phrases:

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

llevar todas las de perder

Translations for brick wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to bang one's head against a brick wall

darse de cabeza contra la pared

Translations for brick wall in the Spanish»English Dictionary

hablar a la pared

to talk to a brick wall

Translations for brick wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brick [brɪk] N

1. brick (block):

brick

ladrillo m

2. brick inf:

bricks and mortar

inmueble m

to invest in bricks and mortar

invertir en bienes inmuebles

Phrases:

you can't make bricks without straw prov

sin paja no hay ladrillos

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This had to be done over a short brick wall.

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His image is seen on the brick wall of the album cover because he could not be photographed due to the jail sentence.

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

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The train uses a secret platform 9 accessed through the brick wall barrier between platforms 9 and 10.

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

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A brick wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and bodies of water.

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He is also known for his documentary work on a special kind of historical outdoor advertising: brick wall signs.

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In 1708, they were rediscovered again when a brick wall collapsed, but no one could remember their origin.

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