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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

1. wall (gen):

wall CONSTR, ARCHIT
mur m
on the wall (on vertical face)
au mur
on the wall (on top)
sur le mur
the back/front wall (of house)
le mur arrière/de façade
my secret must not go beyond these four walls
mon secret ne doit pas sortir de ces murs
my secret must not go beyond these four walls attr heater, light
mural

2. wall (of cave, tunnel):

wall
paroi f

3. wall:

wall ANAT, BIOL
paroi f
the cell/stomach wall
la paroi cellulaire/stomacale

4. wall MOTOR (of tyre):

wall
flanc m

5. wall fig:

wall
mur m
a wall of silence/of incomprehension
un mur de silence/d'incompréhension
a wall of water/of flame
un mur d'eau/de flammes
a tight wall of security around the President
une barrière de sécurité autour du Président
to be a fly on the wall
être une mouche
to be off the wall inf person:
être dingue inf
to be off the wall comments:
être incohérent
to drive sb up the wall inf
exaspérer qn, rendre qn fou/folle
to go to the wall
faire faillite
to have one's back to the wall
avoir le dos au mur
to push or drive sb to the wall , to have sb up against the wall
mettre qn au pied du mur
walls have ears
les murs ont des oreilles

wall-to-wall [Brit ˌwɔːltəˈwɔːl, Am ˌwɔltəˈwɔl] ADJ

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet
moquette f

2. wall-to-wall fig:

the wall-to-wall silence of large art galleries
le silence complet des grandes galeries d'art
we don't want wall-to-wall junk food outlets
nous ne voulons pas voir des fast-foods partout

curtain wall N

curtain wall MIL
courtine f
curtain wall ARCHIT
mur m rideau

climbing wall N

climbing wall
mur m d'escalade

wall-mounted ADJ

wall-mounted radiator, television:

wall-mounted
fixé au mur

wall hanging N

wall hanging
tapisserie f
wall hanging
tenture f

wall light N

wall light
applique f murale

I. wall up VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall up [sb/sth], wall [sb/sth] up)

wall up
emmurer

I. wall in VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall in [sth], wall [sth] in)

wall in
entourer
the valley is walled in by mountains
la vallée est entourée de montagnes

II. wall in VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall [sb] in, wall in [sb])

wall in
emprisonner
to feel walled in
se sentir emprisonné

I. wall off VB [Brit wɔːl -, Am wɔl -] (wall off [sth], wall [sth] off)

wall off (block up, block off) room, wing, area
condamner
wall off (separate by wall)
séparer [qc] par un mur

in the PONS Dictionary

I. wall [wɔ:l] N

1. wall (division structure):

wall a. fig
mur m
the city wall(s)
les remparts de la ville

2. wall (climbing wall, natural structure):

wall
paroi f

3. wall AUTO:

wall
flanc m

4. wall ANAT:

wall
paroi f

Phrases:

to have one's back to the wall
être dos au mur
to hit a brick wall
se heurter au mur
to talk to a brick wall
parler à un mur
walls have ears prov
les murs ont des oreilles
to be a fly on the wall
être une petite souris
to be like banging one's head against a brick wall
être à se taper la tête contre les murs
this must not go beyond these four walls
cela doit rester entre nous
to drive sb up the wall
rendre qn fou
to go up the wall
devenir fou
to go to the wall (go out of business)
faire faillite
off the wall
dingue

II. wall [wɔ:l] VB trans

to wall in a. fig
murer
to wall off
séparer par un mur
to wall oneself off fig
se murer
to wall up
murer

wall-to-wall [ˌwɔ:ltəˈwɔ:l, Am -t̬əˈ-] ADJ

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet
moquette f

2. wall-to-wall fig:

wall-to-wall coverage
couverture f complète

wall plug N

1. wall plug (dowel):

wall plug
cheville f

2. wall plug (socket):

wall plug
prise f murale

wall hanging N

wall hanging
tenture f

retaining wall N

retaining wall
mur m de soutien

wall map N

wall map
carte f murale

wall bars N pl

wall bars
espalier m

off-the-wall

off-the-wall humour:

off-the-wall
loufoque

Wailing Wall N

Wailing Wall
mur m des Lamentations

Wall Street N

Wall Street
Wall Street (Bourse et centre financier de New York)
in the PONS Dictionary

I. wall [wɔl] N

1. wall (division structure):

wall a. fig
mur m
the city wall(s)
les remparts de la ville
the Great Wall of China
la Grande Muraille de Chine

2. wall (climbing wall, natural structure):

wall
paroi f

3. wall AUTO:

wall
flanc m

4. wall ANAT:

wall
paroi f

Phrases:

to have one's back to the wall
être dos au mur
to hit a brick wall
se heurter au mur
to talk to a brick wall
parler à un mur
walls have ears prov
les murs ont des oreilles prov
to be a fly on the wall
être une petite souris
to be like beating/hitting one's head against a brick wall
être à se taper la tête contre les murs
this must not go beyond these four walls
cela doit rester entre nous
to drive sb up the wall
rendre qn fou
to go up the wall
devenir fou
to go to the wall (go out of business)
faire faillite
off the wall inf
dingue

II. wall [wɔl] VB trans

to wall in a. fig
murer
to wall off
séparer par un mur
to wall oneself off fig
se murer
to wall up
murer

wall-to-wall [ˌwɔl·t̬ə·ˈwɔl] ADJ

1. wall-to-wall:

wall-to-wall carpet
moquette f

2. wall-to-wall fig:

wall-to-wall coverage
couverture f (médiatique) complète

wall hanging N

wall hanging
tenture f

wall map N

wall map
carte f murale

wall chart [ˈwɔl·tʃart] N

wall chart
panneau m mural

retaining wall N

retaining wall
mur m de soutènement

off-the-wall

off-the-wall humor:

off-the-wall
loufoque

Wall Street N

Wall Street
Wall Street m (Bourse et centre financier de New York)

Wailing Wall N

Wailing Wall
mur m des Lamentations

Great Wall of China N

Great Wall of China
la grande Muraille de Chine
Present
Iwall
youwall
he/she/itwalls
wewall
youwall
theywall
Past
Iwalled
youwalled
he/she/itwalled
wewalled
youwalled
theywalled
Present Perfect
Ihavewalled
youhavewalled
he/she/ithaswalled
wehavewalled
youhavewalled
theyhavewalled
Past Perfect
Ihadwalled
youhadwalled
he/she/ithadwalled
wehadwalled
youhadwalled
theyhadwalled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have one's back against a wall
être au pied du mur
fitted [or wall-to-wall Am] carpet
moquette f
wall-to-wall carpet
moquette f
wall-to-wall coverage
couverture f complète
to have one's back against the wall
être au pied du mur

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