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♦ wall /wɔ:l/n.1 muro; muraglia; muraglione; parete: (edil.) bearing wall, muro portante; boundary wall, muro di cinta; main wall, muro maestro; an exterior wall, un muro esterno; a wall of fire, una muraglia di fiamme; the wall of the park, il muraglione del parco; the town walls, le mura della città; le mura cittadine; She covered the walls with very nice paper, ha ricoperto le pareti di una carta bellissima7 ( calcio) barriera ( formata dai difensori): to shoot straight into the wall, tirare direttamente sulla barriera difensiva8 ( calcio, ecc.) sponda; giocatore che riceve un passaggio: wall pass, tiro di sponda; uno-due; triangolazione● (edil.) wall anchor, grappa □ ( ginnastica) wall bars, spalliera svedese □ wall bed, letto a scomparsa nella parete □ wall bracket mensola a muro □ wall climbing, scalata di pareti di roccia; ( sport) la roccia □ wall clock, orologio da muro □ (med.) wall eye, occhio affetto da leucoma della cornea; ( anche) occhio affetto da strabismo divergente □ (med.) wall-eyed, affetto da leucoma della cornea; ( anche) affetto da strabismo divergente, strabico □ wall fruit, frutto di spalliera □ (bot.) wall germander ( Teucrium chamaedrys), camedrio; (erba) querciola □ wall knot, nodo a piede di pollo □ (edil.) wall light point, punto luce per applique □ (edil.) wall lining, rivestimento dei muri □ (zool.) wall lizard ( Lacerta muralis), lucertola comune □ (edil.) wall-mounted, a muro: a wall-mounted telephone, un telefono a muro □ wall newspaper, giornale murale □ (elettr., edil.) wall outlet, presa a muro □ ( arte) wall painting, pittura murale □ (bot.) wall-pepper ( Sedum acre), erba pignola; borraccina □ wall-plate, (edil.) banchina, piano di posa; (elettr.) mostrina ( per presa da incasso); (mecc.) piastra a muro da fissaggio □ (geol.) wall rock, roccia incassante □ (bot.) wall-rue ( Asplenium ruta-muraria), ruta muraria □ wall safe, cassaforte a muro □ (geol.) wall-sided glacier, ghiacciaio vallivo □ (elettr., edil.) wall socket, presa a muro □ ( USA) wall tent, tenda da campo ( con pareti verticali) □ (edil.) wall tie, ferro d'ancoraggio; catena (fam.) □ (edil.) wall tile, piastrella per rivestimenti □ (edil.) wall tiling, piastrellatura delle pareti □ ( di tappeto) wall-to-wall, che va da un'estremità all'altra ( della stanza, ecc.); (fig.) onnipresente, che è dovunque □ ( USA) wall-to-wall carpet (o carpeting), moquette □ wall tree, albero di spalliera □ wall unit, pensile ( mobiletto da cucina) □ (fig.) to drive (o to push) sb. to the wall, mettere q. con le spalle al muro □ (fig. slang) to drive sb. up the wall, fare ammattire (o arrabbiare) q. □ dry-stone wall, muro a secco □ (stor.) to give sb. the wall, cedere il passo a q. ( per strada) □ (fig.) to go to the wall, avere la peggio; fallire; far fiasco □ (fig. slang) to go up the wall, andare su tutte le furie □ (geogr.) the Great Wall of China, la Grande Muraglia Cinese □ ( slang) to be off the wall, ( di una persona) essere matto (o pazzoide, svitato, scentrato); ( di una cosa) essere folle, essere assurdo □ (fig.) to run (o to bang) one's head against a ( brick) wall, battere il capo nel muro; dar la testa contro il muro □ sea wall, diga foranea; frangiflutti □ (fig.) to see through a brick wall, essere assai perspicace □ (stor.) to take the wall of sb., non cedere il passo a q. ( per strada) □ (fam.) to be up the wall, essere furibondo; essere fuori dei gangheri (fam.) □ (fig.) to be with one's back to the wall, essere con le spalle al muro; essere alle strette □ Be careful, walls have ears, sta' attento, i muri hanno orecchi.(to) wall /wɔ:l/v. t.murare; cingere di mura; proteggere con mura. -
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♦ great /greɪt/A a.1 grande; grosso; grave; importante; nobile e generoso; forte; intenso: a great painter, un grande pittore; a great loss, una grave perdita; a great friend of mine, un mio grande amico; a great occasion, un'occasione importante3 (fam.) divertente; eccellente; magnifico; meraviglioso: That's great!, (è) fantastico!; Wouldn't it be great if I could go abroad?, non sarebbe meraviglioso se io potessi andare all'estero?; It was great to hear your voice again on the phone, mi ha fatto un immenso piacere risentirti al telefono NOTA D'USO: - bello e beautiful-4 eminente; famoso; insigne; ( con i nomi di re, papa, ecc.) grande, magno: great Victorians, uomini famosi dell'età vittoriana; Alexander the Great, Alessandro Magno; Peter the Great, Pietro il Grande5 (fam.) abile; bravo; bravissimo (a fare qc.): She's great at playing the piano, è bravissima a suonare il pianoforteB n.1 (spec. al pl.) grande; personaggio illustre2 (al pl.) (fam.) – the Greats, gli esami finali per la laurea in discipline umanistiche ( a Oxford e Cambridge)C avv.(fam.) alla grande; benissimo; al meglio: ( tennis, calcio, ecc.) He's not playing great today, oggi non sta giocando al meglio● great and small, grandi e piccoli; (uomini) importanti e di poco conto □ (zool.) great ape, scimmia antropomorfa □ the Great Assize (o the Great Day, the Great Inquest), il Giudizio Universale □ (zool.) great auk ► auk □ great-aunt, prozia □ (astron.) the Great Bear, l'Orsa Maggiore □ the great beyond, l'aldilà □ great big (agg.), grandissimo; enorme; grande e grosso: a great big man, un omone (grande e grosso); We travelled on a great big plane, abbiamo viaggiato su un aereo enorme □ (geogr.) Great Britain, la Gran Bretagna NOTE DI CULTURA: Great Britain: in senso geografico è l'isola che comprende la Scozia, il Galles, e l'Inghilterra, mentre nel contesto politico è sinonimo di Regno Unito (cfr. United Kingdom, sotto united, e British Isles, sotto British) □ great circle, ( geodesia) gran circolo; (geom.) cerchio massimo ( di una sfera) □ (naut.) great-circle, ortodromico: great-circle track, rotta ortodromica □ (zool.) Great Dane, alano; danese ( cane) □ a great deal (of), molto; un bel po' (di): He has a great deal of money, ha molto denaro; He's a great deal better, sta molto meglio □ (econ., stor.) the Great Depression, la Grande Depressione (grave crisi economica iniziata negli USA nell'ottobre del 1929 ed estesasi rapidamente al resto del mondo) □ great divide, (geogr.) spartiacque continentale; (fam. USA) divorzio □ a great eater, uno che mangia molto; un mangione □ (stor.) the Great Fire of London, il Grande Incendio di Londra NOTE DI CULTURA: Great Fire of London: è il terribile incendio che nel 1666 distrusse gran parte della ► «City of London» (► city, def. 3), tra cui l'antica cattedrale di S. Paolo. Le vittime, fortunatamente, furono solo quattro. L'incendio si sprigionò in Pudding Lane, vicino al London Bridge, dove fu poi eretta, ed esiste tuttora, una colonna commemorativa chiamata The Monument ( il monumento) □ (stor.) the Great Game, il Grande Gioco □ Great God!, Dio buono! □ great-grandchild, pronipote ( di nonni) □ great-granddaughter, pronipote ( femmina, di nonni) □ great-grandfather, bisnonno, bisavolo □ great-grandmother, bisnonna, bisavola □ great-grandparent, bisnonno, bisnonna □ great-grandson, pronipote ( maschio, di nonni) □ great-great-grandfather, trisavolo □ great-great-grandmother, trisavola □ great gross, dodici grosse ( cioè 12 volte 144 unità) □ (fam.) a great guy, un tipo eccezionale; un tipo in gamba □ great-hearted, che ha un gran cuore; magnanimo; nobile e generoso □ great-heartedness, magnanimità; generosità □ (zool.) great-horned owl ( Bubo virginianus), gufo della Virginia □ great house, casa principale, più grande delle altre ( in un paese) □ (geogr.) the Great Lakes, i Grandi Laghi ( tra gli USA e il Canada) □ a great many, moltissimi, moltissime □ (bot.) great mullein = Aaron's rod ► Aaron □ great-nephew, pronipote ( maschio, di zii) □ great-niece, pronipote ( femmina, di zii) □ (fam.) to be great on st., essere appassionato di qc.; avere il pallino di qc. □ to be a great one for, avere la passione di: He's a great one for do-it-yourself, ha la passione del fai da te □ (mus.) great organ, grand'organo □ Great Paul, la campana della chiesa di San Paolo ( a Londra) □ (stor.) the Great Plague ( of London), la Grande Peste (di Londra) ( 1664-65) □ (tipogr.) great primer, corpo 18 □ the Great Seal, il sigillo ufficiale ( di uno stato) □ the great staircase, la scala principale □ great thoughts, pensieri nobili, elevati □ (zool.) great tit ( Parus major), cinciallegra □ (anat.) great toe, alluce; dito grosso del piede □ (stor.) the Great Train Robbery, la Grande Rapina del Treno ( 1963) □ great-uncle, prozio □ (geogr.) the Great Wall of China, la Grande Muraglia Cinese □ (stor.) the Great War, la Grande Guerra ( 1914-18) □ a great while, molto (o un bel po' di) tempo □ (zool., Carcharodon carcharias) great white ( shark), squalo bianco □ (arc. o lett.) great with child, incinta □ the great world, il gran mondo; la società elegante; l'aristocrazia □ (astron.) great year, grande anno ( circa 25 800 anni) □ (bot.) greater celandine ( Chelidonium majus), celidonia; erba da porri □ Greater London, la Grande Londra; Londra e i sobborghi NOTE DI CULTURA: Greater London: è la zona amministrativa che comprende la ► «City of London» (► city, def. 3) e 32 distretti detti boroughs: copre circa 1700 kilometri quadrati e ha oltre sette milioni di abitanti □ (mat.) greatest common divisor, massimo comun divisore □ to live to a great age, vivere fino a tarda età □ (fam.) I don't feel too great today, oggi non mi sento in forma NOTA D'USO: - big, grand, great o large?-. -
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(a) (in size, scale) grand;∎ the great fire of London le grand incendie de Londres (qui, en 1666, détruisit les trois quarts de la ville, et notamment la cathédrale Saint-Paul);∎ he made a great effort to be nice il a fait un gros effort pour être agréable(b) (in degree) grand;∎ a great friend un grand ami;∎ they're great friends ce sont de grands amis;∎ great ignorance une grande ignorance, une ignorance complète;∎ there's great ignorance about the problem les gens ne sont pas conscients du problème;∎ great willpower une volonté de fer;∎ she's got great willpower elle est très volontaire;∎ to my great satisfaction à ma grande satisfaction;∎ a great surprise une grande surprise;∎ with great care avec grand soin, avec beaucoup de soin;∎ with great pleasure avec grand plaisir;∎ it is no great matter ce n'est pas une grosse affaire;∎ to be in great pain souffrir (beaucoup);∎ to reach a great age parvenir à un âge avancé;∎ to have a great opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch;∎ I have a great liking for that country j'aime beaucoup ce pays∎ a great quantity of une grande quantité de;∎ a great number of un grand nombre de;∎ a great crowd une grande ou grosse foule, une foule nombreuse;∎ to a great extent, in great part en grande partie;∎ the great majority la grande majorité(d) (important → person, event) grand;∎ a great man un grand homme;∎ Alfred the Great Alfred le Grand;∎ a great poet un grand poète;∎ a great lady une grande dame;∎ a great moment un grand moment;∎ a great occasion une grande occasion;∎ a great house une grande demeure∎ the great hall la grande salle, la salle principale;∎ France's greatest footballer le plus grand footballeur français∎ she has a great voice elle a une voix magnifique□ ;∎ he's a great guy c'est un type super ou génial;∎ she's great! (nice person) elle est super!;∎ to have a great time bien s'amuser□ ;∎ we had a great holiday nous avons passé des vacances merveilleuses□ ;∎ what's that film like? - great! comment est ce film? - génial!;∎ it would be great to have lots of money ce serait super d'avoir beaucoup d'argent;∎ the great thing is that… le grand avantage ou ce qui est bien, c'est que…□ ;∎ I feel great! je me sens super bien!;∎ you look great tonight! (in appearance) tu es magnifique ce soir!;∎ ironic he's coming too - oh, great! il vient aussi - oh, génial ou super!∎ she's a great reader elle adore lire, elle lit beaucoup;∎ she's a great one for television elle adore la télévision;∎ ironic she's a great one for borrowing things without asking people elle est spécialiste pour emprunter les choses sans demander l'autorisation∎ he's great at languages il est très doué pour les langues□ ;∎ she's great on sculpture elle s'y connaît vraiment en sculpture□ ;∎ she's great at making the past come alive elle arrive merveilleusement bien à faire revivre le passé□∎ the great apes les grands singes mpl2 noun∎ (person) he's one of the greats of world cinema c'est l'un des grands noms du cinéma mondial;∎ it's one of the all-time greats c'est un des plus grands classiques;∎ she's one of the all-time greats c'est une des plus grandes stars;∎ the great and the good (people) les gens mpl influents3 adverb∎ (as intensifier) a great big fish un énorme poisson;∎ an enormous great house une maison immense;∎ familiar you great fat slob! espèce de gros lard!University = examen final d'un diplôme de langues classiques et de philosophie à l'université d'Oxford►► Ornithology great auk grand pingouin m;Great Australian Bight Grande Baie f Australienne;the Great Barrier Reef la Grande Barrière;the Great Basin le Grand Bassin;Astronomy the Great Bear la Grande Ourse;Great Bear Lake le Grand Lac de l'Ours;Ornithology great black-backed gull goéland m marin;Great Britain Grande-Bretagne f;∎ in Great Britain en Grande-Bretagne;Ornithology great bustard outarde f barbue;great circle grand cercle m;Ornithology great cormorant grand cormoran m;Ornithology great crested glebe grèbe m huppé;Great Dane danois m;the Great Depression la grande dépression des années 30;the Great Divide = chaîne de montagnes dans le nord des États-Unis marquant la ligne de partage des eaux entre l'Atlantique et le Pacifique;the Great Exhibition = grande exposition sur les progrès de la technique et de l'industrie pour laquelle fut construit, en 1851, le Crystal Palace de Hyde Park;History the Great Famine la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);Great Glen Great Glen m, Glen m More (grande ligne de faille parcourant l'Écosse du nord-est au sud-ouest);Ornithology great grey shrike pie-grièche f grise;History the Great Hunger la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);the Great Lakes les Grands Lacs mpl;the Great Lake State = surnom donné au Michigan;History the Great Leap Forward le Grand Bond en avant;Ornithology great northern diver plongeon m imbrin;great organ grand orgue m; (in church) grandes orgues fpl;the Great Plains les Grandes Plaines fpl;Great Power grande puissance f;the Great Powers les grandes puissances fpl;Ornithology great reed warbler rousserolle f turdoïde;Geography the Great Rift Valley la Rift Valley, la Great Rift Valley;American great room séjour m cathédrale, French Canadian salle f de séjour à toit cathédral;the Great Salt Lake le Grand Lac Salé;great seal Grand Sceau m;Ornithology great skua labbe m cataracte, grand labbe m;the Great Slave Lake le Grand Lac des Esclaves;the Great Smoky Mountains les Smoky Mountains fpl;Ornithology great snipe bécassine f double;Ornithology great spotted cuckoo coucou-geai m;Ornithology great spotted woodpecker (pic m) épeiche f;Ornithology great tit mésange f charbonnière, charbonnier m;the Great Wall of China la Grande Muraille (de Chine);the Great War la Grande Guerre, la guerre de 14 ou de 14-18;Zoology great white shark grand requin m blancⓘ THE GREAT FAMINE La famine qui sévit en Irlande en 1845 (époque à laquelle ce pays faisait encore partie de l'Empire britannique), fut provoquée par la maladie de la pomme de terre, aliment de base de la population paysanne. 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great [greɪt]1. adjectivea. (in size, importance) grand• the greatest names in football/poetry les plus grands noms du football/de la poésie• you were great! tu as été sensationnel ! (inf)• he's the greatest! il est formidable !• that's great! c'est super ! (inf)c. ( = enthusiastic) he's a great angler il est passionné de pêche2. adverba. ( = excellently) super bien (inf)3. exclamation4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOMDans l'usage courant, il est fréquent d'employer les mots Britain ou England pour désigner l'ensemble du Royaume-Uni, mais cet usage est impropre.La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain ou Britain en anglais, est, strictement parlant, un terme géographique. Il désigne la plus grande des îles Britanniques et englobe donc l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Avec l'Irlande, l'île de Man et les îles Anglo-Normandes, la Grande-Bretagne constitue les îles Britanniques ou British Isles, qui sont également une notion géographique puisqu'elles comprennent deux pays: le Royaume-Uni (capitale: Londres) et la République d'Irlande (capitale: Dublin).Le Royaume-Uni (de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord), en anglais United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ou UK, est la désignation officielle d'une entité politique. Ses citoyens sont des Britanniques.* * *[greɪt] 1.2.the great — (+ v pl) les grands mpl
1) ( large) [height, speed, majority, object, danger, improvement] grand (before n); [number] grand (before n), important; [increase] fort (before n), important2) ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy] grand (before n); [heat] fort (before n)a great many people — beaucoup de personnes, un grand nombre de personnes
you're a great help! — iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!
3) ( remarkable) [person, name, painting, discovery] grand (before n)4) (colloq) ( excellent) [book, party, weather] génial (colloq), formidable (colloq); [opportunity] formidable (colloq)you look great! — ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme!; ( attractive) tu es superbe!
that dress looks great on you — cette robe est géniale (colloq) sur toi
X is the greatest! — X est génial! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( talented) génial (colloq), formidable (colloq)to be great at — être un as (colloq) à [tennis, football]
to be great with — être génial (colloq) avec [children, animals]
to be great on — être imbattable (colloq) sur [history, architecture]
6) (colloq) ( inveterate) [worrier, organizer] de première (colloq); [admirer, fan] grand (before n)3.(colloq) adverb•• -
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1. nountown/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die
the south wall of the house — die Südwand des Hauses
a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer
the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer
2) (internal) Wand, diebe hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen
hang a picture on the wall — ein Bild an die Wand hängen
drive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)
go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)
3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, diea wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand
the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)
2. transitive verba wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]
X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93584/wall_in">wall in- wall off- wall up•• Cultural note:Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange* * *[wo:l] 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.) die Mauer2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) die Wand2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ummauern- walled- -walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapezieren- wall-to-wall- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *[wɔ:l]I. nthis is like banging your head against a brick \wall das ist, als ob man mit dem Kopf gegen eine Wand renntcity \wall Stadtmauer fthe Great W\wall of China die Chinesische Mauerdry-stone \wall Bruchsteinmauer f2. MED, ANAT Wand fartery \wall Arterienwand fa \wall of men eine Mauer von Menschena \wall of silence ( fig) eine Mauer des Schweigensa \wall of water eine Wasserwanda \wall of words ein Wortschwall m pej5.▶ to go to the \wall Konkurs machen▶ this must not go beyond these four \walls das muss innerhalb dieser vier Wände bleiben▶ to have one's back to the \wall mit dem Rücken an der [o zur] Wand stehen▶ to hit [or come up against] a brick \wall gegen eine Wand rennen▶ to talk to a brick \wall gegen eine Wand reden▶ the writing is on the \wall das Ende vom Lied ist abzusehenII. vt▪ sth is \walled in etw ist ummauert [o mit einer Mauer umgeben▪ to be \walled off durch eine Mauer abgetrennt werden; (in a building) durch eine Wand abgetrennt werden; ( fig) abgeschottet sein3. (imprison)▪ to \wall sb ⇆ up jdn einmauern4. (fill in)▪ to \wall sth ⇆ up etw zumauern* * *[wɔːl]1. na wall of policemen/troops — eine Mauer von Polizisten/Soldaten
to go up the wall (inf) — die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)
this constant noise is driving me up the wall (inf) — bei diesem ständigen Lärm könnte ich die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)
to go to the wall ( inf : firm etc ) — kaputtgehen (inf)
See:→ brick wall, back2. vtmit einer Mauer umgeben* * *wall [wɔːl]A s2. (Innen)Wand f:3. Mauer f (auch fig):a) die Berliner Mauer,b) die Klagemauer (in Jerusalem)4. Wall m (auch fig), (Stadt-, Schutz-)Mauer f:within the walls in den Mauern (einer Stadt)5. ANAT (Brust-, Zell- etc) Wand fB v/ta) ver-, zumauern,b) (aus)mauern, umwanden3. mit einem Wall umgeben, befestigen:up against the wall in einer aussichtslosen Lage;a white wall is a fool’s paper (Sprichwort) Narrenhände beschmieren Tisch und Wände;a) jemanden in die Enge treiben,b) jemanden an die Wand drücken drive ( oder send) sb up the wall umg jemanden auf die Palme bringen;a) an die Wand gedrückt werden,b) WIRTSCH Konkurs machen go up the wall, climb the wall(s) umg auf die Palme gehen;* * *1. noun1) (of building, part of structure) Wand, die; (external, also free-standing) Mauer, dietown/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die
a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer
the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer
2) (internal) Wand, diedrive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)
go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)
3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, diea wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand
the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)
2. transitive verba wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]
X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer
Phrasal Verbs:- wall in- wall off- wall up•• Cultural note:Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange* * *n.Mauer -n f.Wand ¨-e f. -
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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 -
19 wall
[wo:l] 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.) mur; -mur2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) væg2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) omgive med en mur- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapetsere- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *[wo:l] 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.) mur; -mur2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) væg2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) omgive med en mur- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapetsere- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall -
20 great
ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo•- greatly- greatness
great adj1. gran / grande2. gran / importante3. estupendo / fenomenalyou look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!tr[greɪt]1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no great shakes no ser gran cosato go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popathe Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coralgreat circle círculo máximoGreat Dane gran danés nombre masculinothe Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundialgreat ['greɪt] adj1) large: grandea great mountain: una montaña grandea great crowd: una gran muchedumbre2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grandegreat pain: gran dolor3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguidoa great poet: un gran poeta4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabulosoto have a great time: pasarlo en grande5)a great while : mucho tiempoadj.• enorme adj.• garrafal adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.• largo, -a adj.• magno, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.• pistonudo, -a adj.• principal adj.• solemne adj.• vasto, -a adj.
I greɪt1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)[ɡreɪt]1. ADJ(compar greater) (superl greatest)1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme•
I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré muchoa great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo
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great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!
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you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *•
a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razóna great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos
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it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no viniesesit's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...
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great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresosgun 1., 1)•
great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande•
the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado•
one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande•
she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles4) (with names)Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande
5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande•
she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro•
she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedadeshe's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *
6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *
you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *
it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *
"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *
(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!
wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?
camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *
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she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien•
he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol•
to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *•
she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *•
the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo7) (Bot, Zool) grande2. EXCL1) * (=excellent)(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!
2) iro(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!
if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú
3.ADVgreat big * — grandísimo
4.N (=person) grande mfthe great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas
5.CPDgreat ape N — antropoide mf
the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino
the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor
Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f
GREAT, BIG, LARGEGreat Dane N — gran danés m
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large* * *
I [greɪt]1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)
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