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wall

/wɔːl/

/wɔl/

wallnoun

walls

/wɔːl/

/wɔl/

Translations

mur

The garden was surrounded by a high brick wall.

Le jardin était entouré d'un haut mur de briques.

cloisonPour une séparation intérieure.

We decided to knock down the wall between the kitchen and the living room to create an open space.

Nous avons décidé d'abattre la cloison entre la cuisine et le salon pour créer un espace ouvert.

Additional translations

murailleSurtout pour une muraille défensive ou monumentale.

Definitions

A continuous vertical structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

The garden was surrounded by a high brick wall.

A structure that serves as a barrier or defense.

The castle's walls were built to withstand attacks.

An interior partition dividing a room or building.

We decided to knock down the wall between the kitchen and the living room to create an open space.

A surface that forms the side of a room or building.

She hung a beautiful painting on the wall of her living room.

A metaphorical barrier to communication or understanding.

There was a wall of silence between the two former friends.

A large mass or vertical sheet of a substance that impedes movement.

A wall of water swept over the harbor during the storm.

Synonyms

wallverb

walled

Past Simple

walled

Past Participle

walling

ing-form

/wɔːl/

/wɑl/

Translations

murerPour fermer ou renforcer au moyen d'un mur.

They decided to wall the garden to keep out the deer.

Ils ont décidé de murer le jardin pour empêcher les cerfs d'entrer.

Definitions

To enclose or fortify with a wall.

They decided to wall the garden to keep out the deer.

To block or seal off with a wall.

The workers walled off the construction site for safety reasons.

Synonyms

walladjective

Attributive use: denotes items designed for, attached to, or situated on a wall.

Translations

muralAu sens de « relatif à un mur ».

The apartment has wall lights instead of table lamps.

L'appartement a des lampes murales au lieu de lampes de table.

Definitions

Designed for mounting on or relating to a wall.

The apartment has wall lights instead of table lamps.