walls in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for walls in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet

moquette f

2. wall-to-wall fig:

the wall-to-wall silence of large art galleries

le silence complet des grandes galeries d'art

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

nous ne voulons pas voir des fast-foods partout

curtain wall N

curtain wall MIL

courtine f

curtain wall ARCHIT

mur m rideau

climbing wall N

climbing wall

mur m d'escalade

wall-mounted ADJ

wall-mounted radiator, television:

wall-mounted

fixé au mur

wall hanging N

wall hanging

tapisserie f

wall hanging

tenture f

wall light N

wall light

applique f murale

I.wall up VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall up [sb/sth], wall [sb/sth] up)

wall up

emmurer

I.wall in VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall in [sth], wall [sth] in)

wall in

entourer

the valley is walled in by mountains

la vallée est entourée de montagnes

II.wall in VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall [sb] in, wall in [sb])

wall in

emprisonner

to feel walled in

se sentir emprisonné

I.wall off VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall off [sth], wall [sth] off)

wall off (block up, block off) room, wing, area

condamner

wall off (separate by wall)

séparer [qc] par un mur

walls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for walls in the English»French Dictionary

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

wall-to-wall [ˌwɔ:ltəˈwɔ:l, Am -t̬əˈ-] ADJ

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet

moquette f

2. wall-to-wall fig:

wall-to-wall coverage

couverture f complète

wall plug N

1. wall plug (dowel):

wall plug

cheville f

2. wall plug (socket):

wall plug

prise f murale

wall hanging N

wall hanging

tenture f

retaining wall N

retaining wall

mur m de soutien

wall map N

wall map

carte f murale

wall bars N pl

wall bars

espalier m

off-the-wall

off-the-wall humour:

off-the-wall

loufoque

Wailing Wall N

Wailing Wall

mur m des Lamentations

Wall Street N

Wall Street

Wall Street (Bourse et centre financier de New York)

walls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the city wall(s)

les remparts de la ville

walls have ears prov

les murs ont des oreilles

this must not go beyond these four walls

cela doit rester entre nous

fitted [or wall-to-wall Am] carpet

moquette f

wall-to-wall carpet

moquette f

wall-to-wall coverage

couverture f complète

the paper was blown over the wall

le vent a soulevé le papier par-dessus le mur

to climb the walls

être dingue

to surround a town with walls

ceindre une ville de murailles

to lean a ladder against the wall

appliquer une échelle contre le mur