wall

wɔːl
wall: side of a building or room
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Translation of wall into German,

Noun

1.

architecture

side of a building or room
Wand fSeitenwand f
  • The paintings hung on the living room wall.Die Gemälde hingen an der Wand des Wohnzimmers.
2.

defense

defensive structure surrounding a place
Mauer Wall m
  • The ancient city was protected by thick walls.Die antike Stadt wurde durch dicke Mauern geschützt.

Verb

tr.
1.

construction

enclose an area with walls
  • They decided to wall off the garden to keep animals out.Sie beschlossen, den Garten mit Mauern zu umgeben, um Tiere fernzuhalten
2.

gaming

RareSlang
use a wallhack in video games
RareSlang
cheaten wallhacken betrügen
  • He was banned for walling during the match.Er wurde gesperrt, weil er während des Spiels gecheatet hat.
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Expressions with wall: examples in English and translations in German

Steinmauer
Steinwall
The ancient castle had a strong stone wall.
einmauern
They tried to wall in the garden to keep animals out.
abtrennen
abmauern
They decided to wall off the garden for privacy.
sich zurückziehen
sich abschotten
He walled up after the incident.
an der Wand
gegen die Wand
The bookshelf is placed against the wall.
ausbrechen
The prisoner tried to go over the wall at night.

Images of wall

  • wall: side of a building or room
    (architecture) Wand
  • wall: defensive structure surrounding a place
    (defense) Mauer

Synonyms and analogies of wall in English

Examples of wall in a sentence

  • She leaned against the wall, deep in thought.
  • The fortress was surrounded by a formidable wall.
  • A wall was built to keep invaders out.
  • The language barrier was a wall in their communication.
  • Her fear of failure was a wall to her success.
  • He updated his wall with the latest news.

Translations of "wall" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieWandnf.

The painting was poorly hung and suddenly fell off the wall.

Das Gemälde war schlecht aufgehängt und fiel plötzlich von der Wand.

dieMauernf.

Fragments of the collapsed wall were cleared away to find survivors.

Trümmer der eingestürzten Mauer wurden weggeräumt, um Überlebende zu finden.

derWallnm.

The first wall of death didn't take long to happen either.

Auch die erste Wall of Death ließ nicht lange auf sich warten.

Wand-n.

The series consists of wall, ceiling, floor or path luminaires.

Die Serie besteht aus Wand-, Decken-, Boden- oder Wegleuchten.

dieSeitenwandnf.

He noticed a small crack on the side wall of the building.

Er bemerkte einen kleinen Riss an der Seitenwand des Gebäudes.

Verb
zumauernv.

He wanted to wall up his memories, but they kept flooding back.

Er wollte seine Erinnerungen zumauern, aber sie kamen immer wieder zurück.

ummauernv.

The council decided to wall up the old cemetery to maintain its sanctity.

Der Rat entschied sich, den alten Friedhof zu ummauern, um seine Heiligkeit zu bewahren.

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wall: Examples and translations in context

She would bounce the rubber ball against the wall in her room.

Sie ließ den Gummiball in ihrem Zimmer gegen die Wand prallen.

After hitting the wall, the tennis ball would bounce back quickly.

Nach dem Aufprall auf die Wand prallt der Tennisball schnell zurück.

Stand closer to the wall so everyone can fit in the picture.

Stell dich dichter an die Wand, damit alle aufs Bild passen.

His tools were arranged neat as a pin on the garage wall.

Seine Werkzeuge hingen picobello sortiert an der Wand der Garage.

I noticed the picture on the wall was hanging sideways.

Mir fiel auf, dass das Bild an der Wand schief hing.

She leaned against the wall while waiting for her friend to arrive.

Sie lehnte an der Wand, während sie auf ihre Freundin wartete.

The painting hung oddly on the wall, tilted to one side.

Das Gemälde hing schief an der Wand, zur einen Seite geneigt.

The vintage clock on the wall still ticks despite its age.

Die antike Uhr an der Wand tickt trotz ihres Alters immer noch.

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