wall in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wall 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

wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wall [wɔl] N

1. wall a. ANAT:

wall

muro

wall (in the interior)

pared f

wall (enclosing town)

muralla f

wall (enclosing house)

tapia f

the city walls

las murallas de la ciudad

the Great Wall of China

la Gran Muralla China

artery wall

pared arterial

2. wall (barrier):

wall

barrera f

a wall of silence

un muro de silencio

a wall of water

una cortina de agua

Phrases:

to have one's back to [or up against] the wall

estar entre la espada y la pared

to drive sb up the wall sl

sacar a alguien de quicio

to hit the wall sl

quedarse sin fuerzas

to hit the wall sl

venirse abajo fig

to hit a brick wall

haber llegado a un callejón sin salida

to be off the wall sl

ser un freaky

the writing [or handwriting] is on the wall

tiene los días contados

II.wall [wɔl] VB trans

wall garden

cercar con un muro

wall town

amurallar

wall-to-wall [ˈwɔl·tə·ˈwɔl] ADJ

wall-to-wall carpeting

moqueta f

retaining wall N

retaining wall

muro m de contención

wall hanging N

wall hanging

tapiz m

wall in VB trans

1. wall in:

wall in garden

cercar con un muro

wall in town

amurallar

2. wall in fig:

wall in

encerrar

wall chart N

wall chart

gráfico m de pared

wall up VB trans

wall up person

emparedar

wall up opening

tapiar

dry wall N

dry wall

muro m de mampostería en seco

wall off VB trans

wall off

separar con un muro

to wall oneself off fig

encerrarse en uno mismo

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If you push on a wall very slowly, you can actually feel your push increasing.

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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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Subsequently, a second wall of tissue, the septum secundum, grows over the ostium secundum in the right atrium.

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With the starboard engine still running ahead, the bow of the vessel collided with the cave wall.

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

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

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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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The group locates the rooftop exit, but a solid concrete wall blocks them from progressing.

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