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audio wall (wôl)

s.
  1. (of a room) tabique m., pared f.
  2. (around a house) muro
  3. (of city) muralla
  4. (of garden) tapia
  5. figurado (obstacle) barrera
    a wall of fog una barrera de niebla
  6. anatomía pared
    the abdominal wall la pared abdominal

expresiones idiomáticas:
retaining wall
muro de contención
the walls have ears
las paredes oyen
to drive o push someone to the wall
poner a alguien entre la espada y la pared
to drive somebody up the wall
familiar volver loco a alguien
to hit one's head against the wall
familiar darse uno contra la pared
with one's back to the wall
acorralado, entre la espada y la pared
tr.
poner un muro o una pared a

expresiones idiomáticas:
to wall in o up
  1. (house, town) amurallar
  2. (garden) tapiar, encerrar con muro
  3. (person) emparedar
to wall off
separar con una pared
adj.
de pared, mural
a wall map un mapa de pared
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