Nouns | |||||||
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| wall | el muro | ||||||
| wall | la muralla | ||||||
| wall | la pared - pl.: las paredes | ||||||
| wall | el paredón | ||||||
| wall | la tapia | ||||||
| wall | la falsabraga | ||||||
| wall | el murete - diminutivo de muro | ||||||
| wall clock | reloj de pared | ||||||
| wall closet | armario empotrado | ||||||
| wall cupboard | armario empotrado | ||||||
| wall cupboard | armario suspendido | ||||||
| wall map | mapa mural | ||||||
| wall newspaper | periódico mural | ||||||
| wall hook [CONSTR.] | la escarpia | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| wall-less adj. | sin pared | ||||||
| wall-to-wall adj. - carpet | de pared a pared | ||||||
| wall-to-wall adj. - continuous | continuado, continuada | ||||||
| wall-to-wall adj. - continuous | sin parar | ||||||
| air-wall adj. | de pared de aire | ||||||
| multi-wall adj. | de pared múltiple | ||||||
| single-wall adj. - before noun | de una sola pared | ||||||
| off-the-wall adj. (Amer.) [coll.] | chiflado, chiflada [coll.] | ||||||
| off-the-wall adj. (Amer.) [coll.] | chalado, chalada [coll.] - chiflado | ||||||
| off-the-wall adj. (Amer.) [coll.] | guillado, guillada [coll.] - chiflado | ||||||
| off-the-wall adj. (Amer.) [coll.] | pirado, pirada [coll.] - chiflado | ||||||
| off-the-wall adj. (Amer.) [coll.] | deschavetado, deschavetada [coll.] (Lat. Am.) | ||||||
| off-the-wall adj. (Amer.) [coll.] | piantado, piantada [coll.] (Lat. Am.: Arg.) - chiflado | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to wall sth. ⇔ in | walled, walled | | amurallar algo | ||||||
| to wall so. ⇔ up | walled, walled | | emparedar a alguien | ||||||
| to wall sth. ⇔ up | walled, walled | | tabicar algo | ||||||
| to wall sth. ⇔ up | walled, walled | | tapiar algo | ||||||
| to wall sth. ⇔ up | walled, walled | | cegar algo - puerta, ventana, etc. | ||||||
| to tile walls [CONSTR.] | embaldosar algo - paredes | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| like talking to a brick wall | como hablar con una pared | ||||||
| the writing is on the wall | se puede prever | ||||||
| to drive so. up the wall [coll.] | sacar de quicio a alguien [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| to drive so. up the wall [coll.] | tocar los huevos a alguien [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| to drive so. up the wall [coll.] | tocar las pelotas a alguien [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| to drive so. up the wall [coll.] | dar la lata a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to drive so. up the wall [coll.] | volver loco(-a) a alguien | ||||||
| to go up the wall [coll.] | subirse por las paredes [fig.] | ||||||
| to have one's back up against the wall | estar entre la espada y la pared [fig.] | ||||||
| the writing is on the wall | se ve venir (de lejos) [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| to drive so. up the wall [coll.] | tocar los cojones a alguien [coll.] [fig.] [vulg.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| The castle is surrounded by a thick stone wall. | El castillo está rodeado por un grueso muro de piedra. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| All, all, ally, ball, call, Call, fall, gall, hall, mall, pall, tall, wail, walk, wally, weal, well, Well, will | allá, Alle, allí, call, hall |
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