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I 1. [brɪk]1) mattone m.2) BE (child's toy) mattoncino m., cubo m.2.modificatore [wall, building] di mattoni••II [brɪk]verbo transitivo costruire, pavimentare con mattoni- brick up* * *[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) mattone- brickbat- bricklayer* * *I 1. [brɪk]1) mattone m.2) BE (child's toy) mattoncino m., cubo m.2.modificatore [wall, building] di mattoni••II [brɪk]verbo transitivo costruire, pavimentare con mattoni- brick up -
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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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run\ into\ a\ brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
run into a brick wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… … Useful english dictionary
run\ into\ a\ stone\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
brick\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
hit a brick wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… … Useful english dictionary
run into a wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… … Useful english dictionary
come up against a brick wall — run into/come up against/hit/etc a (brick) wall phrase to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve We seem to have come up against a brick wall with this project. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a… … Useful english dictionary
Wall Ball — Wall Ball, also called Ball Wall, Butts Up, Suicide, Patball, Off the Wall, Thumb, Red Butt, Ball to the Wall(Some Difference Edis), One Touch or Wallsies is a type of ball game involving a group which involves the bouncing of a ball against a… … Wikipedia
stone\ wall — • stone wall • brick wall • run into a brick wall • run into a stone wall adj Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
wall — I UK [wɔːl] / US [wɔl] noun [countable] Word forms wall : singular wall plural walls *** 1) a) an upright side of a room inside a building On the opposite wall hung a valuable old painting. She felt along the wall for the light switch. b) an… … English dictionary
wall — wall1 [ wɔl ] noun count *** ▸ 1 upright side of room ▸ 2 strong upright structure ▸ 3 emotions/behavior ▸ 4 large amounts of things ▸ 5 outer layer of body part ▸ 6 side of something hollow ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an upright side of a room inside a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
