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wall

muur

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wall

1. muur, wand

Engels > Engels

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.

Nederlands > Engels

muur

1. n-m. wall

De muur van het huis is pas geschilderd. - The wall of the house has just been painted.

Ze hing een schilderij aan de muur. - She hung a painting on the wall.

De kinderen tekenden op het muurtje in de tuin. - The children drew on the small wall in the garden.

2. n-m. wall (figuratively, any barrier which limits access)

De taal vormt een muur tussen verschillende culturen. - Language forms a wall between different cultures.

Zijn onzekerheid vormt een muur rond hem. - His insecurity forms a wall around him.

3. n-m. a type of fast-food vending machine with compartments arranged similar to a wall that contain snacks (chiefly in the phrase "uit de muur trekken")

4. n-m. chickweed