wall nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di wall nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.wall [ingl brit wɔːl, ingl am wɔl] SOST

1. wall:

wall

muro m also INGEGN ARCHIT

wall

parete f also INGEGN ARCHIT

on the wall (on vertical face)

al muro, sul muro

on the wall (on top)

sul muro

the back wall (of house)

il muro posteriore

the front wall (of house)

la facciata

my secret must not go beyond these four walls

il mio segreto non deve uscire di qui or da queste quattro mura

my secret must not go beyond these four walls before sost heater, light

a muro

2. wall (of cave, tunnel):

wall

parete f

3. wall:

wall ANAT, BIOL

parete f

the cell, stomach wall

la parete cellulare, dello stomaco

4. wall AUTO CORSE (of tyre):

wall

fianco m

5. wall fig:

wall

muro m

wall

barriera f

a wall of silence, of incomprehension

un muro di silenzio, di incomprensione

a wall of water, of flame

un muro d'acqua, di fuoco

a tight wall of security around the President

una stretta barriera di sicurezza intorno al Presidente

II.wall [ingl brit wɔːl, ingl am wɔl] VB vb trans

wall

murare, cingere di mura

III.wall [ingl brit wɔːl, ingl am wɔl]

to be a fly on the wall

essere una mosca

to be off the wall colloq person:

essere matto

to be off the wall comments:

essere insensato

to drive sb up the wall colloq

fare arrabbiare qn or fare saltare i nervi a qn

to go to the wall ingl brit

fallire or essere rovinato

to have one's back to the wall

avere le spalle al muro

to push, drive sb to the wall or to have sb up against the wall

mettere qn con le spalle al muro

walls have ears

i muri hanno orecchi

wall-to-wall [ingl brit ˌwɔːltəˈwɔːl, ingl am ˌwɔltəˈwɔl] AGG

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet

moquette

2. wall-to-wall fig:

the wall-to-wall silence of large art galleries

il religioso silenzio delle grandi gallerie d'arte

we don't want wall-to-wall junk food outlets

non vogliamo vedere dei fast food ovunque

wall rock [ingl am ˈwɔl ˌrɑk] SOST GEOL

wall rock

roccia f incassante

drystone wall [ˌdraɪstəʊnˈwɔːl] SOST

drystone wall

muro m a secco

cavity wall [ingl brit, ingl am ˈkævədi ˌwɔl] SOST

cavity wall

muro m a intercapedine

curtain wall [ingl am ˈkərtn ˌwɔl] SOST

curtain wall MILIT

cortina f

curtain wall ARCHIT

muro m non portante

wall up VB [wɔːl -] (wall up [sb, sth], wall [sb, sth] up)

wall up

murare

wall light [ˈwɔːlˌlaɪt] SOST

wall light

lampada f da parete

wall light

applique f

wall lizard [ˈwɔːlˌlɪzəd] SOST

wall lizard

lucertola f muraiola

wall-eyed [ingl brit ˈwɔːlʌɪd, ingl am ˈwɔlˌaɪd] AGG ingl am

to be wall-eyed

essere strabico

wall nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di wall nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.wall [wɔ:l] SOST

wall a. ANAT:

wall

muro m

wall (in the interior)

parete f

wall (enclosing town)

muraglia f

the city walls

le mura della città

the Great Wall of China

la Grande Muraglia cinese

artery wall

parete arteriosa

a wall of silence

un muro di silenzio

a wall of water

un muro d'acqua

locuzioni:

to have one's back to [or up against] the wall

trovarsi con le spalle al muro

to drive sb up the wall colloq

far infuriare qu

to hit a brick wall

trovarsi davanti un muro

to be off the wall sl

essere strambo

the writing [or handwriting] is on the wall

ci sono segnali d'allarme

II.wall [wɔ:l] VB vb trans

wall garden

recintare con un muro

wall town

cintare di mura

wall-to-wall [ˈwɔl·tə·ˈwɔ:l] AGG

wall-to-wall carpeting

moquette f

wall up VB vb trans

wall up

murare

retaining wall SOST

retaining wall

muro m di contenimento

wall hanging SOST

wall hanging

arazzo m

wall in VB vb trans

1. wall in:

wall in garden

recintare con un muro

wall in town

cintare di mura

2. wall in fig:

wall in

circondare

wall off VB vb trans

wall off

separare con un muro

to wall oneself off fig

chiudersi in se stesso

dry wall SOST

dry wall

muro m a secco

wall chart SOST

wall chart

cartellone m

brick wall SOST

brick wall

muro m (di mattoni)

locuzioni:

to be banging one's head against a brick wall colloq

parlare al muro

wall Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

that wall is nearly ten feet high

quella parete è alta quasi tre metri

to knock a hole into the wall

fare un buco nella parete

wall-to-wall carpeting

moquette f

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to bang one's head against a wall

sbattere la testa contro il muro

she was pinioned against the wall

era inchiodata al muro

the writing [or handwriting] is on the wall

ci sono segnali d'allarme

to hang wallpaper (on a wall)

attaccare la carta da parati (a un muro)

to slap paint onto the wall

dare una spennellata al muro

with one's back to the wall

con le -e al muro fig

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Throughout the show, he breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to viewers, offering inside information and observations while the action continues around him.

en.wikipedia.org

A brick wall around the outside of the inner bailey may have been built around this time to provide additional security.

en.wikipedia.org

The risk of condensation can be reduced by avoiding cold bridges, using a vapour control layer to keep moisture out of the wall and by ventilating cold cavities.

www.bdonline.co.uk

Fixing heavy loads to a dry-lined plasterboard wall is not difficult.

www.telegraph.co.uk

You've got a wall that's trapezoid and so instead of straightening the wall up what they did was make the door and window trapezoid.

www.stuff.co.nz

Show walks towards a coffee dispensing machine, picks up a bucket and walks to a wall-mounted hot water dispenser.

www.stuff.co.nz

But various dents in the brick wall today reveal that motorists are still taken unawares by it.

en.wikipedia.org

This allows multiple electrical devices to be powered where only a single wall socket is available.

en.wikipedia.org

A common example of a sample panel is a wall mock-up.

en.wikipedia.org

This creates a wall that the other player then has to work around, although they may still slip past diagonally.

www.eurogamer.net