fourth wall
fɔːrθ wɔːl
Definition

Definition of fourth wall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
mediaTECH.barrier between fiction and realityTECH.
  • The character's awareness of the audience broke the fourth wall.
2.
theaterTECH.imaginary barrier between actors and audienceTECH.
  • The actor broke the fourth wall by speaking directly to the audience.
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Expressions with fourth wall

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break the fourth wallv.
address the audience directly in a performance
The actor broke the fourth wall to explain the scene.

Expressions with fourth

fourth estaten.
news reporting workers as a group, especially newspapers and photos
The fourth estate scrutinized the mayor's spending records.
fourth worldn.
regions with extreme poverty and underdevelopment
Many countries in the fourth world lack basic infrastructure.
break the fourth wallv.
address the audience directly in a performance
The actor broke the fourth wall to explain the scene.
one-fourthn.
one of four equal parts of a whole
She ate one-fourth of the pizza.
fourth partn.
one of four equal parts of something
She ate a fourth part of the cake.
fourth positionn.
ranking or order after third
He finished in fourth position in the race.

Expressions with wall

stone walln.
wall made from stone
The ancient castle had a strong stone wall.
wall inv.
surround someone or something with walls to keep inside
They tried to wall in the garden to keep animals out.
wall offv.
separate an area using a wall
They decided to wall off the garden for privacy.
wall upv.
isolate oneself from others
He walled up after the incident.
against the walladv.
in contact with a wall surface
The bookshelf is placed against the wall.
go over the wallv.
escape by climbing over a wall or barrier
The prisoner tried to go over the wall at night.
hit a brick wallv.
reach a point where no further progress can be made
After hours of discussion, we hit a brick wall and had to adjourn.
hit a wallv.
encounter a major obstacle stopping progress
During the project, we hit a wall and had to rethink.
like speaking to a wallexp.
used to describe talking when no one listens or responds
It felt like speaking to a wall when I explained the problem.
like talking to a brick wallexp.
expressing frustration when someone ignores what you say
Talking to him is like talking to a brick wall.

Terms related to fourth wall

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actingaudiencedramaillusionnarrativeperformancestagetheaterbarrier

Examples of fourth wall in a sentence

  • She loves movies that break the fourth wall.
  • The comedian often breaks the fourth wall during his performance.
  • In the final scene, she shattered the fourth wall with her monologue.

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  1. French:quatrième mur, ...
  2. German:vierte Wand, ...
  3. Italian:quarta parete, ...
  4. Spanish:cuarta barrera, cuarto muro, ...
  5. Portuguese:quarta parede, ...
  6. Chinese:第四面墙, ...
  7. Japanese:第四の壁, 想像上の壁, ...
  8. Arabic:الجِدار الرّابِع, ...
  9. Hebrew:הַקִּיר הָרְבִיעִי, הַקִּיר הָרְבִיעִי, ...
  10. Russian:четвёртая стена, ...
  11. Ukrainian:четверта стіна, ...
  12. Hindi:चौथी दीवार, अभिनेताओं और दर्शकों के बीच की काल्पनिक बाधा, ...

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