anglais > français | |
wall | |
1. n. (Maçonnerie) Mur. | |
2. n. (Édifices) (Inner wall) Paroi. | |
3. n. (Internet) Page listant les messages d'intérêt d'un internaute particulier. | |
4. n. (Anatomie, zoologie, botanique) Paroi. | |
5. v. Murer, clôturer par un mur, fermer d'un mur, entourer d'un mur, séparer d'un mur. | |
anglais > anglais | |
wall | |
1. n. A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. | |
2. n. A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc. | |
The town wall was surrounded by a moat. | |
3. n. Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure. | |
We're adding another wall in this room during the remodeling. The wind blew against the walls of the tent. | |
4. n. A point of desperation. | |
5. n. A point of defeat or extinction. | |
6. n. An impediment to free movement. | |
A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps. | |
As Goebbels put it, “We want to build a wall, a protective wall.” , Timothy Snyder, The New York Times, June 14, 2018, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany? | |
7. n. A type of butterfly. | |
8. n. (often, in combination) A barrier. | |
a seawall; a firewall | |
9. n. A barrier to vision. | |
10. n. Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall. | |
a wall of sound; a wall of water | |
11. n. (anatomy, zoology, botany) A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity. | |
12. n. (auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. | |
Synonyms: chandelier | |
13. n. (US, slang) A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible. | |
14. n. (soccer) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal. | |
15. n. (Internet) A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user. | |
16. v. To enclose with a wall | |
He walled the study with books. | |
17. v. (with "in") To enclose by surrounding with walls. | |
They had walled in the garden | |
18. v. (with "off") To separate with a wall | |
The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment. | |
19. v. (with "up") To seal with a wall | |
They walled up the basement space that had been used as a coal bin. | |
20. v. To boil. | |
21. v. To well, as water; spring. | |
22. n. (chiefly dialectal) A spring of water. | |
23. n. (nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale. | |
français > anglais | |
mur | |
1. n-m. wall | |