walls in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for walls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

wall-to-wall carpet/carpeting

alfombra f de pared a pared

wall-to-wall carpet/carpeting

moqueta f Spain

wall-to-wall carpet/carpeting

moquette f RioPl

sea wall N

sea wall

malecón m

sea wall

espigón m

sea wall

tajamar m CSur

supporting wall N

supporting wall

pared f maestra

supporting wall

muro m maestro

stomach wall N

stomach wall

pared f del estómago

wall hanging N

wall hanging

tapiz m

wall painting N

wall painting

mural m

wall in VB [Am wɔl -, Brit wɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wall in (surround with wall):

wall in garden/playground/quadrangle

tapiar

wall in garden/playground/quadrangle

cercar con un muro

wall in garden/playground/quadrangle

cercar con una pared

wall in garden/playground/quadrangle

cercar con una tapia

2. wall in (entomb):

wall in

emparedar

wall off VB [Am wɔl -, Brit wɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (separate)

wall off

separar con una pared

wall off

separar con un muro

wall off

separar con una tapia

wall up VB [Am wɔl -, Brit wɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wall up doorway/window/alcove:

wall up

tapiar

wall up

condenar

2. wall up (imprison):

wall up person/body

emparedar

walls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for walls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

wall-to-wall [ˈwɔltəˈwɔ:l, Am -t̬əˈ-] ADJ

wall-to-wall carpets

moqueta f

wall up VB trans

wall up person

emparedar

wall up opening

cerrar con un muro

fire wall N

fire wall

muro m cortafuegos

wall clock N

wall clock

reloj m de pared

wall chart N

wall chart

gráfico m de pared

wall bars N pl

wall bars

espalderas f pl

drystone wall N Brit

drystone wall

muro m seco

wall off VB trans

wall off

separar con un muro

to wall oneself off fig

encerrarse en sí mismo

wall socket N

wall socket

enchufe m de pared

walls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to knock a hole into the wall

abrir un agujero en la pared

wall-to-wall carpets

moqueta f

the city walls

las murallas de la ciudad

walls have ears prov

las paredes oyen prov

to paper the walls

empapelar las paredes

there is a painting on the wall

hay un cuadro en la pared

the colours [or colors Am] of the curtains don't go well with the walls

los colores de las cortinas no entonan con los de la pared

Pedro has his back to the wall

Pedro está con la soga al cuello fig

he/she pushed me against the wall

me empujó contra la pared

to have one's back to the wall

estar de espaldas a la pared