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1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro, tapia, muralla; pared2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) pared
2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) amurallar- walled- - walled
- wallpaper
3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) empapelar- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
wall n1. pared / tapia2. muro / murallatr[wɔːl]2 (interior) pared nombre femenino; (partition) tabique nombre masculino; (party) pared nombre femenino medianera; (main) pared nombre femenino maestra■ shall we hang this picture on the wall? ¿colgamos este cuadro en la pared?3 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL (of artery, blood vessel) pared nombre femenino; (of abdomen) pared nombre femenino abdominal4 figurative use (barrier) barrera, muro5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL barrera1 (surround with wall) amurallar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwalls have ears las paredes oyento bang one's head against a brick wall darse contra las paredesto have one's back to the wall estar en un aprieto, estar en un breteto come up against a brick wall encontrarse con una barrera infranqueableto drive somebody up the wall volver loco,-a a alguien, hacer.que alguien se suba por las paredesto go to the wall arruinarse, quebrarto go up the wall volverse loco,-a, subirse por las paredeswall lamp / wall light aplique nombre masculinowall map mapa nombre masculino muralwall ['wɔl] vt1)to wall in : cercar con una pared o un muro, tapiar, amurallar2)to wall off : separar con una pared o un muro3)to wall up : tapiar, condenar (una ventana, etc.)wall n1) : muro m (exterior)the walls of the city: las murallas de la ciudad2) : pared f (interior)3) barrier: barrera fa wall of mountains: una barrera de montañas4) : pared f (en anatomía)v.• amurallar v.• murar v.• poner muro a v.adj.• mural adj.n.• cerca s.m.• cercado s.m.• cerco s.m.• lienzo s.m.• muralla s.f.• muro s.m.• pared s.f.• tapia s.f.wɔːl1)a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla fgarden wall — tapia f, muro m
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: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere
b) ( barrier) barrera fto come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared
2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)this must not go o 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; (before n)
wall chart — gráfico m mural
wall hanging — tapiz m
wall painting — mural m
3) (of stomach, artery) pared f•Phrasal Verbs:- wall in- wall off- wall up[wɔːl]1. N- come up against a brick wall- do sth off the wall- climb or crawl up the walls- go up the wall- go to the wall2) (Sport) [of players] barrera f3) (fig) barrera f- break the wall of silence2.CPD [cupboard, light, clock] de pared; [map, painting] muralwall chart N — gráfico m mural
wall hanging N — tapiz m
wall socket N — enchufe m de pared
- wall in- wall off- wall up* * *[wɔːl]1)a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla fgarden wall — tapia f, muro m
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: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere
b) ( barrier) barrera fto come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared
2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)this must not go o 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; (before n)
wall chart — gráfico m mural
wall hanging — tapiz m
wall painting — mural m
3) (of stomach, artery) pared f•Phrasal Verbs:- wall in- wall off- wall up
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