wall

I [wɔːl]

nome

1) muro m., parete f.

2) (of cave, tunnel) parete f.

3) anat. biol. parete f.

the stomach wall — la parete dello stomaco

4) (of tyre) fianco m.

5) fig. muro m., barriera f.

a wall of silence — un muro di silenzio

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to be a fly on the wall — essere una mosca

to be off the wall — colloq. [person] essere matto; [comments] essere insensato

to drive sb. up the wall — colloq. fare arrabbiare qcn., fare saltare i nervi a qcn.

to go to the wall — BE fallire, essere rovinato

to have sb. up against the wall — mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro

walls have ears — i muri hanno orecchi

II [wɔːl]

verbo transitivo cingere di mura

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up

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[wo:l] 1. noun

1) (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

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) muro, parete

2. verb

((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) murare, (circondare con un muro)

- walled

- -walled
- wallpaper 3. verb

(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) (mettere la carta da parati)

- wall-to-wall

- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall

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I [wɔːl]

nome

1) muro m., parete f.

2) (of cave, tunnel) parete f.

3) anat. biol. parete f.

the stomach wall — la parete dello stomaco

4) (of tyre) fianco m.

5) fig. muro m., barriera f.

a wall of silence — un muro di silenzio

••

to be a fly on the wall — essere una mosca

to be off the wall — colloq. [person] essere matto; [comments] essere insensato

to drive sb. up the wall — colloq. fare arrabbiare qcn., fare saltare i nervi a qcn.

to go to the wall — BE fallire, essere rovinato

to have sb. up against the wall — mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro

walls have ears — i muri hanno orecchi

II [wɔːl]

verbo transitivo cingere di mura

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up