pared - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

wall	la pared  - pl.: las paredes
side wall	pared lateral
abdominal wall [ANAT.]	pared abdominal
cell wall [BIOL.]	pared celular
front panel [TECH.]	pared delantera
thin wall [TECH.]	pared fina
end panel [TECH.]	pared final
gut wall [ANAT.]	pared intestinal
side panel [TECH.]	pared lateral
chest wall [ANAT.][MED.]	pared torácica
rear panel [AUTOM.][TECH.]	pared trasera
side wall [TECH.]	pared del costado
popcorn wall [CONSTR.]	pared de gotelé
stipple wall [CONSTR.]	pared de gotelé

Adjectives / Adverbs

wall-less  adj.	sin pared
multi-wall  adj.	de pared múltiple
air-wall  adj.	de pared de aire
wall-to-wall  adj.   - carpet	de pared a pared
single-wall  adj.   - before noun	de una sola pared

Phrases / Collocations

to insist  | insisted, insisted |	poner pie en pared
to lay down the law	poner pie en pared
to stand firm	poner pie en pared
like talking to a brick wall	como hablar con una pared
to have one's back up against the wall	estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.]
to be between the devil and the deep (blue sea) [fig.]	estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.]
to be between a rock and a hard place [fig.]	estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.]
to be caught between a rock and a hard place [fig.]	estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.]
to be in a double bind	estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.]
to be stuck between a rock and a hard place [fig.]	estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.]

Examples

I need to find a mason to fix this hole in the wall.	Necesito encontrar a un albañil que me arregle este hueco en la pared.
The policeman asked him to put his hands to the wall.	El policía le pidió que pusiera las manos contra la pared.
The walls of the house are thick to keep the heat inside.	Las paredes de la casa son gruesas para mantener el calor dentro.
The walls of the room are painted white.	Las paredes de la habitación están pintadas de blanco.
She loves the colour of the walls in the living room.	Le encanta la pintura de las paredes de la sala de estar.

Orthographically similar words

armed, padre, paired, pard, parked, parse, paved, spare

padre, Padre, parce, pardo, pareo, pares, parné, parte

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