wall
n
[+building] mur m
→ A lorry had crashed through the wall into the kitchen.
→ We're having vents put into the walls so that we get better circulation of air under the floors.
There was a picture on the wall. Il y avait une photo sur le mur.
the bedroom walls les murs de la chambre
→ The bedroom walls were painted pink.
(free-standing)
mur m
→ There was enough material to build a wall nine feet high.
→ dry stone walls
→ a house within the city walls.
He climbed over the garden wall. Il escalada le mur du jardin.
[+tunnel, cave] paroi f
→ Water was dripping from the walls of the tunnel.
[+stomach, chest, organ] paroi f
to go to the wall *
(=go bust)
[business] être en pleine faillite
→ Agriculture and fishing are going to the wall.
→ Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days.
to bang one's head against a wall * se taper la tête contre les murs
to have one's back to the wall * être le dos au mur
to be climbing the walls * être dans tous ses états
to drive sb up the wall * mettre qn en boule *
Berlin Wall
n
the Berlin Wall le mur de Berlin
cavity wall
n (mainly British) mur m creux
cavity wall insulation
n isolation f des murs creux
→ ... cavity wall insulation.
climbing wall
n mur m d'escalade
→ The activity centre has an 8-ft indoor climbing wall.
dry-stone wall
n mur m de pierres sèches
fly-on-the-wall documentary
n documentaire m pris sur le vif
→ ... a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the Queen's life.
→
fly
Great Wall of China
n
the Great Wall of China la Grande Muraille de Chine
hole in the wall , hole-in-the-wall
n (British)
(=cash dispenser) distributeur m de billets
off-the-wall *
adj
(=way-out)
[humour] décalé (e)
→ ... surreal off-the-wall humor.
→ his estate was home to the republic's most off-the-wall rock festival
(=foolish)
[idea, approach] saugrenu (e)
→ It can be done without following some absurd, off-the-wall investment strategy.
perimeter wall
n mur m d'enceinte
retaining wall
n mur m de soutènement
sea wall
n digue f
→ Cherbourg had a splendid harbour enclosed by a long sea wall.
video wall
n mur m d'images vidéo
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wall in
vt sep
[+person] emmurer
→ During the alterations, builders discovered the skeleton of a man who must have been walled in as a punishment.
wall bars
npl espalier m
wall chart
n planche f murale
wall cupboard
n placard m mural
wall hanging
n tenture f (murale), tapisserie f
wall-mounted
adj mural (e)
Wall Street
n
(=place) Wall Street f
on Wall Street à Wall Street
→ He works on Wall Street.
→ On Wall Street, stocks closed at their second highest level today.
(=Stock Exchange) la Bourse de New York
→ Wall Street seems to be ignoring other indications that consumers are spending less.
wall-to-wall
adj
wall-to-wall carpet moquette f
(=continuous)
[coverage, news] en continu
→ ... TV's wall-to-wall soccer coverage.